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== Description == | == Description == | ||
Semispinalis Cervicis belongs to the Transversospinal group of muscles.<ref name="gray">Gray, Henry. Anatomy of the Human Body. Philadelphia: Lea &amp;amp; Febiger, 1918; Bartleby.com, 2000. www.bartleby.com/107/.</ref> <br> | Semispinalis Cervicis belongs to the Transversospinal group of muscles.<ref name="gray">Gray, Henry. Anatomy of the Human Body. Philadelphia: Lea &amp;amp;amp; Febiger, 1918; Bartleby.com, 2000. www.bartleby.com/107/.</ref> <br> | ||
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== Origin == | == Origin == |
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Description[edit | edit source]
Semispinalis Cervicis belongs to the Transversospinal group of muscles.[1]
Origin[edit | edit source]
Transverse processes of T1 to T6[2][3]
Insertion[edit | edit source]
Spinous processes of C2 to C5[2]
Nerve Supply[edit | edit source]
Dorsal rami of cervical spinal nerves[2][3]
Blood Supply[edit | edit source]
Deep cervical artery[3]
Action[edit | edit source]
acting bilaterally: extension of the cervical spine; acting unilaterally: lateral flexion of the neck and rotation to the opposite side.[2]
Function[edit | edit source]
Maintains head posture.[4]
Recent Related Research (from Pubmed)[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Gray, Henry. Anatomy of the Human Body. Philadelphia: Lea &amp;amp; Febiger, 1918; Bartleby.com, 2000. www.bartleby.com/107/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/semispinalis_cervicis_1
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 http://www.anatomyexpert.com/structure_detail/5221/
- ↑ ptcentral.com/muscles/muscletrunk.html