Elevation, is an anatomical term of motion for movement in a superior direction. It is the opposite of depression.

Muscles

* elevation of the scapula at the shoulders (e.g. shrugging shoulders) include: **

Levator scapulae muscle The levator scapulae is a slender skeletal muscle Skeletal muscle (commonly referred to as muscle) is one of the three types of vertebrate muscle tissue, the others being cardiac muscle and smooth muscle. They are part of the somatic nervous s ...

Rhomboid major muscle The rhomboid major is a skeletal muscle of the back that connects the scapula with the vertebrae of the spinal column. It originates from the spinous processes of the thoracic vertebrae T2–T5 and supraspinous ligament; it inserts onto the lower ...

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Rhomboid minor muscle In human anatomy, the rhomboid minor is a small skeletal muscle of the back that connects the scapula to the vertebrae of the spinal column. It arises from the nuchal ligament, the 7th cervical and 1st thoracic vertebrae and intervening sup ...

** Trapezius muscle * elevation of the ribs ** Pectoralis minor muscle ** Scalene muscles *

mandible In jawed vertebrates, the mandible (from the Latin ''mandibula'', 'for chewing'), lower jaw, or jawbone is a bone that makes up the lowerand typically more mobilecomponent of the mouth (the upper jaw being known as the maxilla). The jawbone i ...

** Medial pterygoid muscle * upper lip ** Levator labii superioris * upper lip and wing of nose ** Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle * angle of

mouth A mouth also referred to as the oral is the body orifice through which many animals ingest food and animal communication#Auditory, vocalize. The body cavity immediately behind the mouth opening, known as the oral cavity (or in Latin), is also t ...

** Levator anguli oris * upper eyelid ** Levator palpebrae superioris muscle * eyeball ** Superior rectus muscle

Muscles

See also