LEVATOR SCAPULAE
\lɛvˈe͡ɪtə skˈapjʊlˌiː], \lɛvˈeɪtə skˈapjʊlˌiː], \l_ɛ_v_ˈeɪ_t_ə s_k_ˈa_p_j_ʊ_l_ˌiː]\
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This muscle it so called, because it is attached to the upper and internal angle of the scapula. It is situate at the posterior and lateral part of the neck, and at the upper part of the back. It is long, flat, and broader above than below. In this latter direction, it is inserted into the superior internal angle of the scapula; and, in the former, into the tops of the transverse processes of the first four cervical vertebrae. It depresses the prominence of the shoulder, by raising the posterior angle of the scapula, on which it impresses a kind of rotary motion. It can, also, draw the head to one side.
By Robley Dunglison
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