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levator scapulae muscle
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An axial muscle that originates in the cervical vertebraae inserts on the scapula. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Term info
Label
levator scapulae muscle
Synonyms
- levator scapulae
Subsets
pheno_slim
comment
Axial muscle group[Kardong]
depicted by
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/Levator_scapulae.png
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
levator scapulæ, levator scapula, levator scapulae muscle, musculus levator scapulae
id
UBERON:0005461
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- skeletal muscle organ and attaches_to some cervical vertebra and attaches_to some scapula
Subclass of:
- axial muscle
- muscle of vertebral column
- scapular muscle
- muscle of shoulder
- mesoderm-derived structure
- attaches_to some cervical vertebra
- has_muscle_origin some transverse process of vertebra
- has muscle insertion some medial border of scapula
- innervated_by some nerve of cervical vertebra
- part of some pectoral girdle and thoracic body wall skeletal muscle
- develops from some levator scapulae pre-muscle mass