levator scapulae (muscle)

le·va·tor scap·u·lae (mus·cle)

[TA] extrinsic muscle of the shoulder; origin, from posterior tubercles of transverse processes of four upper cervical vertebrae; insertion, into superior angle of scapula; action, raises the scapula; nerve supply, dorsal scapular nerve. Synonym(s): musculus levator scapulae [TA], elevator (muscle) of scapula, musculus levator anguli scapulae