Levator Scapulae

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ATTACHMENTS:

Medial border of the scapula (from the root of the spine to the superior angle) to the transverse processes of C1-C4.

ACTIONS:

• Extends the neck at the cervical spinal joints
• Laterally flexes the neck at the cervical spinal joints
• Ipsilaterally rotates the neck at the cervical spinal joints
• Elevates the scapula at the scapulocostal joint
• Downwardly rotates the scapula at the scapulocostal joint

NOTES:

1. There is a twist in the fibers of the levator scapulae so that the highest fibers from the scapula attach the lowest on the spine and vice versa.
2. Much of the levator scapulae is superficial in the posterior triangle of the neck.