Levator Scapula Flashcards
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Q
Action, origin, insertion and nerve for levator scapula
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A: unilaterally: elevate the scapula
Downwardly rotate the scapula
Laterally flex the head and neck
Rotates head and neck to the same side
Bilaterally: extends the head and neck
O: TVPS of 1st through 4th cervical vertebrae
I: medial border of the scapula, between superior angle and superior portion of spine of scapula
N: cervical 3,4 and dorsal scapular 4,5
