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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; Febiger, 1918; Bartleby.com, 2000. www.bartleby.com/107/.</ref> <br>  
Semispinalis Cervicis belongs to the Transversospinal group of muscles, formed of muscles between a spinous process and the transverse process of the vertebrae below .<ref name="gray">Gray, Henry. Anatomy of the Human Body. Philadelphia: Lea &amp; Febiger, 1918; Bartleby.com, 2000. www.bartleby.com/107/.</ref> <ref>National Center for Biotechnology Information,
 
Anatomy, Back, Muscles StatPearls [Internet].
 
available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537074/
 
(24 july 2019)
</ref><br>  


[[Image:Semispinalis_c.jpg|center]]<br>
[[Image:Semispinalis_c.jpg|center]]<br>
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== Origin  ==
== Origin  ==


Transverse processes of T1 to T6<ref name="wh">http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/semispinalis_cervicis_1</ref><ref name="ae">http://www.anatomyexpert.com/structure_detail/5221/</ref> <br>
Transverse processes of T1 to T6, articular processes of the 4th to 7th cervical vertebrae<ref name="wh">Wheeless`textbook of orthopedic, Semispinalis Cervicis, available from:http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/semispinalis_cervicis_1 (24july 2019 )
 
</ref><ref name="ae">http://www.anatomyexpert.com/structure_detail/5221/</ref> <br>  
<br>  


== Insertion  ==
== Insertion  ==


Spinous processes of C2 to C5<ref name="wh" /> <br>  
Spinous processes of C2 to C5<ref name="wh" /> <br>  
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== Nerve Supply  ==
== Nerve Supply  ==


Dorsal rami of cervical spinal nerves<ref name="wh" /><ref name="ae" /> <br>  
Dorsal rami of cervical spinal nerves<ref name="wh" /><ref name="ae" /> <br>  
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== Blood Supply  ==
== Blood Supply  ==


Deep cervical artery<ref name="ae" /> <br>  
Deep cervical artery<ref name="ae" /> <br>  
<br>


== Action  ==
== Action  ==
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Acting bilaterally: extension of the cervical spine
Acting bilaterally: extension of the cervical spine


Acting unilaterally: lateral flexion of the neck and rotation to the opposite side.<ref name="wh" />&nbsp;<br>  
Acting unilaterally: lateral flexion of the neck and rotation to the opposite side.<ref name="wh" />&nbsp;<br>
== Function  ==


<br>
Maintains head posture.<ref name="pt">ptcentral.com/muscles/muscletrunk.html</ref> &nbsp;


== Function  ==
It was found that during neck pain the deep cervical extensor muscle semispinalis cervicis has shown reduction in activation <ref name=":0">J Schomacher, J Erlenwein, A Dieterich, F Petzke, F Petzkeb, D Falla. Can neck exercises enhance the activation of the semispinalis cervicis relative to the splenius capitis at specific spinal levels? Manual therapy, October 2015:20: 694-702.</ref>


Maintains head posture.<ref name="pt">ptcentral.com/muscles/muscletrunk.html</ref> &nbsp;<br><div class="researchbox"> </div>  
manual resistance done in extension over the vertebral arch of C1 and C4  emphasized the activation of the semispinalis cervicis muscle relative to the [[Splenius Capitis|splenius capitis]] at the spinal level directly caudal to the site of resistance. <ref name=":0" />
== References  ==
== References  ==



Revision as of 00:33, 24 July 2019

Description[edit | edit source]

Semispinalis Cervicis belongs to the Transversospinal group of muscles, formed of muscles between a spinous process and the transverse process of the vertebrae below .[1] [2]

Semispinalis c.jpg


Origin[edit | edit source]

Transverse processes of T1 to T6, articular processes of the 4th to 7th cervical vertebrae[3][4]

Insertion[edit | edit source]

Spinous processes of C2 to C5[3]

Nerve Supply[edit | edit source]

Dorsal rami of cervical spinal nerves[3][4]

Blood Supply[edit | edit source]

Deep cervical artery[4]

Action[edit | edit source]

Acting bilaterally: extension of the cervical spine

Acting unilaterally: lateral flexion of the neck and rotation to the opposite side.[3] 

Function[edit | edit source]

Maintains head posture.[5]  

It was found that during neck pain the deep cervical extensor muscle semispinalis cervicis has shown reduction in activation [6]

manual resistance done in extension over the vertebral arch of C1 and C4 emphasized the activation of the semispinalis cervicis muscle relative to the splenius capitis at the spinal level directly caudal to the site of resistance. [6]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Gray, Henry. Anatomy of the Human Body. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1918; Bartleby.com, 2000. www.bartleby.com/107/.
  2. National Center for Biotechnology Information, Anatomy, Back, Muscles StatPearls [Internet]. available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537074/ (24 july 2019)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Wheeless`textbook of orthopedic, Semispinalis Cervicis, available from:http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/semispinalis_cervicis_1 (24july 2019 )
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 http://www.anatomyexpert.com/structure_detail/5221/
  5. ptcentral.com/muscles/muscletrunk.html
  6. 6.0 6.1 J Schomacher, J Erlenwein, A Dieterich, F Petzke, F Petzkeb, D Falla. Can neck exercises enhance the activation of the semispinalis cervicis relative to the splenius capitis at specific spinal levels? Manual therapy, October 2015:20: 694-702.