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levator scapulae
Extrinsic muscle of the shoulder.
Origin:
-> posterior tubercles of transverse processes of 4 upper cervical vertebrae
Insertion:
-> superior angle of the scapula
Action: raises the scapula
Innervation:
-> dorsal scapular nerve
General
skeletal muscle (voluntary muscle)
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
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