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 (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

See also