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elevates, adducts, depresses, or rotates the scapula
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoThey raise (levate) your scapulae (shoulder blades)
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What are the antagonists of the rhomboids?
serratus anterior
What is Between the scapulae?
The spine. The scapulae are the shoulder blades.
What does it mean when the term levator is part of the descriptive term for a muscle's action?
The muscle elevates and/or adducts a region.
What is shoulder elevation?
Shoulder elevation refers to the movement of raising the shoulders towards the ears. It primarily involves the contraction of the upper trapezius muscles. Shoulder elevation is commonly seen in movements such as shrugging or lifting heavy objects.
What is the meaning of scapulae?
It is the plural form of "scapula" the shoulder blade.
What is the action of the levitor scapulae muscle?
Raises the scapula at the Scapulothoracic Joint or inclines neck to corresponding side if the scapula is fixed
What muscle rotates the neck?
Levator scapulae
What is the synergist of the trapezius in scapular elevation?
Levator scapulae.
Synergistic muscles in the levator scapulae?
Trapezius 1
What are the prime movers of scapular elevation?
Levator scapulae and trapezius
What muscle is the prime mover for shoulder abduction?
Trapezius and Levator Scapulae
What is superior to the levator scapulae?
I would imagine that would be the trapezius muscles.
What deep muscle protract the scapula during punching?
levator scapulae
What are the antagonists of the rhomboids?
serratus anterior
What 3 muscles extend the shoulder?
Upper fibres of the trapezius, rhomboid minor and major and levator scapulae.
What is the antagonist muscle of the Levator Scapulae?
The serratus anterior is one, and the lower trapezius muscles are the others. The SA muscles pull the scapulae downward and anteriorly while the lower traps pull downward and medially.
What is the origin of the levator scapulae?
the origlevator capulae is the transverse process and cervical vertebrae [ref: nath & martini- anatomy and physiology tetbook]
