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which muscles insert on the medial border of the scapula

  • levator scapulae

  • rhomboid minor

  • rhomboid major

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which muscles elevate the scapula

  • trapezius (descending fibers)

  • rhomboid major

  • levator scapulae

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which muscles adduct/ retract the scapula

  • trapezius (transverse fibers)

  • rhomboid major

  • latissimus dorsi

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which muscles pull the head posteriorly

  • spinotransversales (pulled bilaterally)

  • erector spinal (bilaterally)

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which muscles pull the head to the same contracting side

  • spinotransversales (unilaterally)

  • erector spinal (unilaterally)

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which muscles are innervated by the dorsal scapular nerve (specifically c5)

  • levator scapulae

  • rhomboid major