Elevation is an anatomical term of motion describing movement in a superior direction towards the head and away from the feet. It is the opposite of depression.
Muscles elevation of the scapula at the shoulders (e.g. shrugging 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
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