See Also: musculus splenius cervicis(medicine)
splenius cervicis(medicine)
musculus splenius capitis(medicine)
musculus splenius colli(medicine)
musculus iliocostalis cervicis(medicine)
musculus longissimus cervicis(medicine)
musculus interspinalis cervicis(medicine)
musculus transversalis cervicis(medicine)
musculus semispinalis cervicis(medicine)
musculus spinalis cervicis(medicine)

musculus splenius cervicis (medicine)


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splenius cervicis
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, from supraspinous ligament and spinous processes of third to fifth thoracic vertebrae; insertion, posterior tubercles of transverse processes of first and second (sometimes third) cervical vertebrae; action, rotates and extends neck; nerve supply, dorsal primary rami of fourth to eighth cervical spinal nerves.

Synonym: musculus splenius cervicis, musculus splenius colli, splenius muscle of neck.