splenius cervicis

splenius cervicis
splenius cer·vi·cis -'sər-və-səs n a flat narrow muscle on each side of the back of the neck and the upper thoracic region that arises from the spinous processes of the third to sixth thoracic vertebrae, is inserted into the transverse processes of the first two or three cervical vertebrae, and acts to rotate the head to the side on which it is located and with the help of the muscle on the opposite side to extend and arch the neck

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  • Splenius cervicis muscle — Muscle infobox Name = Splenius cervicis Latin = musculus splenius cervicis GraySubject = 115 GrayPage = 397 Caption = Muscles connecting the upper extremity to the vertebral column. (Splenius capitis et cervicis labeled at upper right, at neck.)… …   Wikipedia

  • splenius cervicis muscle — musculus splenius cervicis …   Medical dictionary

  • Musculus splenius cervicis — Musculus splenius Rückenmuskulatur des Menschen Ursprung Nackenband, Dornfortsätze der Hals und Brustwirbel Ansatz …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Musculus splenius cervicis — diržinis kaklo raumuo statusas T sritis gyvūnų anatomija, gyvūnų morfologija atitikmenys: lot. Musculus splenius cervicis ryšiai: platesnis terminas – kaklo raumenys …   Veterinarinės anatomijos, histologijos ir embriologijos terminai

  • cervicis — see ILIOCOSTALIS CERVICIS, LONGISSIMUS CERVICIS, SEMISPINALIS CERVICIS, SPINALIS CERVICIS …   Medical dictionary

  • musculus splenius cervicis — [TA] splenius muscle of neck: origin, spinous processes of third to sixth thoracic vertebrae; insertion, transverse processes of two or three upper cervical vertebrae; innervation, posterior rami of lower cervical; action, extends, rotates head… …   Medical dictionary

  • Splenius — Musculus splenius Rückenmuskulatur des Menschen Ursprung Nackenband, Dornfortsätze der Hals und Brustwirbel Ansatz …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Splenius muscles — The splenius muscles are:*Splenius capitis muscle *Splenius cervicis muscle …   Wikipedia

  • splenius — See s. muscle of head, s. muscle of neck. [Mod. L. fr. G. splenion, a bandage] * * * sple·ni·us nē əs n, pl nii nē .ī either of two flat oblique muscles on each side of the back of the neck and upper thoracic region: a) SPLENIUS CAPITIS b)… …   Medical dictionary

  • splenius muscle of neck — musculus splenius cervicis …   Medical dictionary

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