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  2. Levatores costarum muscles - Wikipedia

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    The levatores costarum (/ ˌ l ɛ v ə ˈ t ɔːr iː z k ə ˈ s t ɛər ə m /), twelve in number on either side, are small tendinous and fleshy bundles, which arise from the ends of the transverse processes of the seventh cervical and upper eleven thoracic vertebrae

  3. Levator scapulae muscle - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  4. Shoulder - Wikipedia

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    levator scapulae, the upper fibers of the trapezius Scapular depression [12] The scapula is lowered from elevation. The scapulae may be depressed so that the angle formed by the neck and shoulders is obtuse, giving the appearance of "slumped" shoulders. [citation needed] pectoralis minor, lower fibers of the trapezius, subclavius, latissimus dorsi

  5. Posterior triangle of the neck - Wikipedia

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    The accessory nerve (CN XI) is particularly vulnerable to damage during lymph node biopsy. Damage results in an inability to shrug the shoulders or raise the arm above the head, particularly due to compromised trapezius muscle innervation.

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

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    levator anguli oris: 2 1 transversus menti: head, mouth (left/right) continuation of depressor anguli oris muscles other side of depressor anguli oris muscles facial artery: facial nerve [CNVII], mandibular branch or buccal branch depresses angle of mouth (frown) levator anguli oris: 0.6 [3] 1 levator labii superioris: head, mouth (left/right)

  7. Rhomboid major muscle - Wikipedia

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    The rhomboid major is a skeletal muscle of the back that connects the scapula with the vertebrae of the spinal column. [1] It originates from the spinous processes of the thoracic vertebrae T2–T5 and supraspinous ligament; it inserts onto the lower portion of the medial border of the scapula. [2]

  8. Pectoralis minor - Wikipedia

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    Pectoralis minor muscle (/ ˌ p ɛ k t ə ˈ r æ l ɪ s ˈ m aɪ n ər /) is a thin, triangular muscle, situated at the upper part of the chest, beneath the pectoralis major in the human body.

  9. Cervical plexus - Wikipedia

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    levator scapulae, m. splenius cervicis) from lateral side. There is anastomosis with accessory nerve, hypoglossal nerve and sympathetic trunk. It is located in the neck, deep to the sternocleidomastoid muscle. [5]