Slender skeletal muscle at the back and side of the neck
Levator scapulae muscle
Muscles connecting the upper extremity to the vertebral column. (Levator scapulae visible at upper right, at the neck.)
Muscles of neck. (Levator scapulae visible at center left.)
Details
Pronunciation
/lɪˈveɪtərˈskæpjʊli/
Origin
Posterior tubercles of transverse processes of C1 - C4 vertebrae
Insertion
Superior part of medial border of scapula
Artery
Dorsal scapular artery
Nerve
Cervical nerve (C3, C4) and dorsal scapular nerve (C5)
Actions
Elevates scapula and tilts its glenoid cavity inferiorly by downwardly rotating the scapula
Identifiers
Latin
musculus levator scapulae
TA98
A04.3.01.009
TA2
2234
FMA
32519
Anatomical terms of muscle
[edit on Wikidata]
The levator scapulae is a slender[1]: 910 skeletal muscle situated at the back and side of the neck. It originates from the transverse processes of the four uppermost cervical vertebrae; it inserts onto the upper portion of the medial border of the scapula. It is innervated by the cervical nerves C3-C4, and frequently also by the dorsal scapular nerve. As the Latin name suggests, its main function is to lift the scapula.
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