List of elevators of the human body
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 include:
- * Levator scapulae muscle
- * Rhomboid major muscle and Rhomboid minor muscle
- * Trapezius muscle
- elevation of the ribs
- * Pectoralis minor muscle
- * Scalene muscles
- mandible
- * Medial pterygoid muscle
- upper lip
- * Levator labii superioris
- upper lip and wing of nose
- * Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle
- angle of mouth
- * Levator anguli oris
- upper eyelid
- * Levator palpebrae superioris muscle
- eyeball
- * Superior rectus muscle