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== Description  ==
== Description  ==
 
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Musculus longus capitis is one of the four deep cervical flexor muscles (AKA anterior cervical muscles) together with Longus Cervicis ([https://www.physio-pedia.com/Longus_Colli longus colli]), Rectus Capitis Anterior and Rectus Capitis Lateralis <ref name="gray">Gray's Anatomy of Human Body, Bartleby.com edition. New York: 2000. http://www.bartleby.com/107/115.html</ref>
Musculus longus capitis is one of the four deep cervical flexor muscles (AKA anterior cervical muscles) together with Longus Cervicis ([https://www.physio-pedia.com/Longus_Colli longus colli]), [https://www.physio-pedia.com/Rectus_Capitis_Anterior Rectus Capitis Anterior] and [[Rectus Capitis Lateralis]] <ref name="gray">Gray's Anatomy of Human Body, Bartleby.com edition. New York: 2000. http://www.bartleby.com/107/115.html</ref>
 
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== Origin  ==
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== Action  ==
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acting bilaterally: flexion of the cervical vertebrae and head; <br>acting unilaterally: rotation and lateral flexion of the cervical vertebrae and head to the same side &nbsp;<ref name="wh" /> <br>
acting bilaterally: flexion of the cervical vertebrae and head; <br>acting unilaterally: rotation and lateral flexion of the cervical vertebrae and head to the same side &nbsp;<ref name="wh" />   
 
== Function ==
 
== Recent Related Research (from [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ Pubmed])  ==
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Description[edit | edit source]

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Musculus longus capitis is one of the four deep cervical flexor muscles (AKA anterior cervical muscles) together with Longus Cervicis (longus colli), Rectus Capitis Anterior and Rectus Capitis Lateralis [1]

Origin[edit | edit source]

anterior tubercles of transverse processes of C3–C6 vertebrae [2]

Insertion[edit | edit source]

inferior surfaces of the basilar portion of the occipital bone.[2]

Nerve Supply[edit | edit source]

muscular branches of C1 – C4[2]

Blood Supply[edit | edit source]

Muscular branches of the ascending cervical artery. [3]

Action[edit | edit source]

acting bilaterally: flexion of the cervical vertebrae and head;
acting unilaterally: rotation and lateral flexion of the cervical vertebrae and head to the same side  [2]

References[edit | edit source]