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Last Update: 07/30/2024 08:26 AM
Current Deck: 01 Anki Avengers::LEAPMed 01::01ANA::23.2Muscular (Bryan Edition)::02 Upper Limb::Insertion
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MuscleName
Levator scapulae
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Origin
Origin (proximal):
C1-C4 transverse processes
Insertion
Insertion (distal):
Medial Border of
the Scapula,
superior to the Spine
Innervation
Innervation:
Cervical
Spinal
Nerves (C3 to C4)
Dorsal
Scapular
Nerve from
the Brachial
Plexus (C5)
Actions
Action:
elevates and aDducts Scapula (in synergy with superior fibers of trapezius),
rotates scapula
downward,
flexes neck to same
side if scapula is fixed
Attachments
Extra
does not attach to the head
Plate
Atlas Plate 411;See also Plates 26, 168, 182, 183
Origin Pictures
Insertion Pictures
Innervation Pictures
Muscle Table
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