See Also: musculus longus colli(medicine)
longus colli muscle(medicine)
musculus subcutaneus colli(medicine)
musculus splenius colli(medicine)
musculus spinalis colli(medicine)
musculus semispinalis colli(medicine)
musculus fibularis longus(medicine)
musculus palmaris longus(medicine)
musculus adductor longus(medicine)
musculus peroneus longus(medicine)

musculus longus colli (medicine)


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longus colli muscle
<anatomy> Medial part: origin, the bodies of the third thoracic to the fifth cervical vertebrae; insertion, the bodies of the second to fourth cervical vertebrae; superolateral part: origin, the anterior tubercles of the transverse processes of the third to fifth cervical vertebrae; insertion, the anterior tubercle of the atlas; inferolateral part: origin, the bodies of the first to third thoracic vertebrae; insertion, the anterior tubercles of the transverse processes of the fifth and sixth cervical vertebrae; action, for all three parts, twist neck and flex neck anteriorly; nerve supply, for all three parts, ventral primary rami of cervical spinal nerves (cervical plexus).

Synonym: musculus longus colli, long muscle of neck.