A muscle that arises from the spinous processes of the third to the sixth thoracic vertebrae and inserts into the posterior tubercles of the transverse processes of the upper two or three cervical vertebrae[WP,modified]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splenius_cervicis_muscle ]

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Term information

actions notes

Bilaterally: Extend the head & neck, Unilaterally: Lateral flexion to the same side, Rotation to the same side.

depiction

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Musculus_splenius_cervicis.PNG

has related synonym

musculus splenius cervicis

splenius cervicis muscle

id

UBERON:0008544