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== Description == | == Description == | ||
Musculus splenius cervicis is one of the deep (or intrinsic) muscles of the back. <ref name="gray">Gray's Anatomy of Human Body, Bartleby.com edition. New York: 2000.fckLRhttp://www.bartleby.com/107/115.html</ref> <br> | |||
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== Origin == | == Origin == | ||
Spinous processes of T3 to T6 <ref name="wh">http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/splenius_cervicis_1</ref> <br> | |||
Spinous processes of T3 to T6 | |||
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== Insertion == | == Insertion == | ||
Posterior tubercles of transverse processes of C1 to C3(4) <ref name="ae">http://www.anatomyexpert.com/structure_detail/5215/</ref><ref name="pt">http://www.ptcentral.com/muscles/muscletrunk.html</ref> <br> | |||
Posterior tubercles of transverse processes of C1 to C3(4) | |||
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== Nerve Supply == | == Nerve Supply == | ||
Dorsal rami of cervical spinal nerves (C5, 6, 7, and 8)<ref name="ae" /> | |||
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== Blood Supply == | == Blood Supply == | ||
Muscular branches of the occipital artery from the external carotid artery. Dorsal branches of the posterior intercostal arteries from the thoracic aorta. <ref name="ae" /> <br> | |||
Muscular branches of the occipital artery from the external carotid artery. Dorsal branches of the posterior intercostal arteries from the thoracic aorta. | |||
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== Action == | == Action == | ||
Bilaterally they extend the neck; unilaterally they laterally flex and rotate the head and neck to the same side. <ref name="wh" /> <br> | |||
Bilaterally they extend the neck; unilaterally they laterally flex and rotate the head and neck to the same side. | |||
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== Function == | == Function == | ||
It also assists in supporting the head in the erect position<ref name="gray" /> | |||
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== Recent Related Research (from [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ Pubmed]) == | == Recent Related Research (from [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ Pubmed]) == | ||
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Description[edit | edit source]
Musculus splenius cervicis is one of the deep (or intrinsic) muscles of the back. [1]
Origin[edit | edit source]
Spinous processes of T3 to T6 [2]
Insertion[edit | edit source]
Posterior tubercles of transverse processes of C1 to C3(4) [3][4]
Nerve Supply[edit | edit source]
Dorsal rami of cervical spinal nerves (C5, 6, 7, and 8)[3]
Blood Supply[edit | edit source]
Muscular branches of the occipital artery from the external carotid artery. Dorsal branches of the posterior intercostal arteries from the thoracic aorta. [3]
Action[edit | edit source]
Bilaterally they extend the neck; unilaterally they laterally flex and rotate the head and neck to the same side. [2]
Function[edit | edit source]
It also assists in supporting the head in the erect position[1]
Recent Related Research (from Pubmed)[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gray's Anatomy of Human Body, Bartleby.com edition. New York: 2000.fckLRhttp://www.bartleby.com/107/115.html
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/splenius_cervicis_1
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 http://www.anatomyexpert.com/structure_detail/5215/
- ↑ http://www.ptcentral.com/muscles/muscletrunk.html
