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  2. Levator scapulae muscle - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. List of elevators of the human body - Wikipedia

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    elevation of the scapula at the shoulders (e.g. shrugging shoulders) include: Levator scapulae muscle; Rhomboid major muscle and Rhomboid minor muscle; Trapezius muscle; elevation of the ribs. Pectoralis minor muscle; Scalene muscles; mandible. Medial pterygoid muscle; upper lip. Levator labii superioris; upper lip and wing of nose

  4. Trapezius - Wikipedia

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    It moves the scapula and supports the arm. The trapezius has three functional parts: an upper (descending) part which supports the weight of the arm; a middle region (transverse), which retracts the scapula; and; a lower (ascending) part which medially rotates and depresses the scapula.

  5. Shoulder impingement syndrome - Wikipedia

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    One action the scapula performs during a throwing or serving motion is elevation of the acromion process in order to avoid impingement of the rotator cuff tendons. [8] If the scapula fails to properly elevate the acromion, impingement may occur during the cocking and acceleration phase of an overhead activity.

  6. List of skeletal muscles of the human body - Wikipedia

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    The muscle which can 'cancel' or to some degree reverse the action of the muscle. Muscle synergies are noted in parentheses when relevant. O (Occurrences) Number of times that the named muscle row occurs in a standard human body. Here it may also be denoted when a given muscles only occurs in a male or a female body.

  7. Accessory nerve - Wikipedia

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    The trapezius muscle controls the action of shrugging the shoulders, and the sternocleidomastoid the action of turning the head. [8] Like most muscles, control of the trapezius muscle arises from the opposite side of the brain. [8] Contraction of the upper part of the trapezius muscle elevates the scapula. [13]

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  9. Rhomboid muscles - Wikipedia

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    The rhomboid muscles (/ ˈ r ɒ m b ɔɪ d /), often simply called the rhomboids, are rhombus-shaped muscles associated with the scapula. There are two rhomboid muscles on each side of the upper back: [1] [2] [3] Rhomboid major muscle; Rhomboid minor muscle; The large rhombus-shaped muscle, located under the trapezius muscle, in the upper part ...