levator scapulae is the muscle that attaches to medial border of scapula (uppermost posterior lip).
levator scapulae is the muscle that attaches to medial border of scapula (uppermost posterior lip).
what muscle attaches to medial border of scapula (uppermost posterior lip)?
levator scapulae
levator scapulae muscle









































the levator scapulae is a skeletal muscle situated at the back and side of the neck. as the latin name suggests, its main function is to lift the scapula.









































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the levator scapulae originates from the posterior tubercle of the transverse process of cervical vertebrae one to four. the muscle is inserted into medial border of the scapula extending from superior angle to junction of spine and medial border of scapula.
levator scapulae muscle
the medial border extends from the lesser tubercle to the medial epicondyle. its upper third consists of a prominent ridge, the crest of the lesser tubercle, which gives insertion to the tendon of the teres major muscle. about its center is a slight impression for the insertion of the coracobrachialis muscle, and just below this is the entrance of the nutrient canal, directed downward; sometimes there is a second nutrient canal at the commencement of the radial sulcus. the inferior third of this border is raised into a slight ridge, the medial supracondylar ridge, which became very prominent below; it presents an anterior lip for the origins of the brachialis muscle and the pronator teres muscle, a posterior lip for the medial head of the triceps brachii muscle, and an intermediate ridge for the attachment of the medial intermuscular septum.
body of humerus