Longissimus Capitis: Difference between revisions

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== Description  ==
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Longissimus Capitis belongs to the intermediate column of the Sacrospinalis group of muscles.<ref name="gray">Gray, Henry. Anatomy of the Human Body. Philadelphia: Lea &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; Febiger, 1918; Bartleby.com, 2000. www.bartleby.com/107/.</ref><br>  
Longissimus Capitis belongs to the intermediate column of the Sacrospinalis group of muscles.<ref name="gray">Gray, Henry. Anatomy of the Human Body. Philadelphia: Lea &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; Febiger, 1918; Bartleby.com, 2000. www.bartleby.com/107/.</ref><br>  


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[[Category:Cervical_Anatomy]] [[Category:Cervical Spine]] [[Category:Muscles]]
[[Category:Anatomy]] [[Category:Cervical_Anatomy]] [[Category:Cervical_Spine]] [[Category:Muscles]]

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Description[edit | edit source]

Longissimus Capitis belongs to the intermediate column of the Sacrospinalis group of muscles.[1]

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Origin[edit | edit source]

Posterior surface of transverse processes of T1 to T5 and the articular tubercle of C4 to C7.[2]

Insertion[edit | edit source]

Posterior margin of mastoid process and the temporal bone.[2][3]

Nerve Supply[edit | edit source]

Dorsal rami of cervical and thoracic spinal nerves (C6 to T4).[4]

Blood Supply[edit | edit source]

Muscular branches of the occipital artery from the external carotid artery.[4]

Action[edit | edit source]

Acting bilaterally, extends and hyperextends head; acting unilaterally, flexes and rotates the head ipsilaterally.[2]

Trigger Point Referral Pattern[edit | edit source]

Pain is usually referred around the ear, but can also refer nearby into the neck and behind the eye.[5]

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Recent Related Research (from Pubmed)[edit | edit source]

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References[edit | edit source]