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== Description  ==
== Description  ==
[[File:Muscles of the cervical region intermediate muscles Primal.png|thumb|386x386px]]
[[File:Muscles of the cervical region intermediate muscles Primal.png|thumb|386x386px]]
Spinalis Capitis (or Spinalis Colli) belongs to the medial column of the [[Erector Spinae|erector spinae]] (Sacrospinalis) 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> It is the most superior of the spinalis group of muscles with [[Spinalis Cervicis|spinalis cervicis]] and thoracis lying inferiorly in the cervical and thoracic spine.<br>  
Spinalis Capitis (or Spinalis Colli) belongs to the medial column of the [[Erector Spinae|erector spinae]] (Sacrospinalis) 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> It is the most superior of the spinalis group of muscles with [[Spinalis Cervicis|spinalis cervicis]] and thoracis lying inferiorly in the cervical and thoracic spine.
 
The spinalis muscles are a group of flat fascicles of varying lengths.<ref name=":0">Spinalis muscle [Internet]. Kenhub. 2021 [cited 30 November 2021]. Available from: https://www.kenhub.com/en/library/anatomy/spinalis-muscle</ref>  


== Origin  ==
== Origin  ==


Side of spinous process of C7.&nbsp;<ref name="ae">http://www.anatomyexpert.com/structure_detail/5206/436/</ref><ref name="pt">ptcentral.com/muscles/muscletrunk.html</ref> <br>  
Spinous process of C7 -T1.<ref name=":0" />&nbsp;<br>  


== Insertion  ==
== Insertion  ==


Near the midline between superior and inferior nuchal lines of occipital bone.<ref name="ae" /> <ref name="pt" />&nbsp;<br>  
Near the midline between superior and inferior nuchal lines of occipital bone.<br>  


== Nerve Supply  ==
== Nerve Supply  ==
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== Blood Supply  ==
== Blood Supply  ==


The muscle receives a blood supply from muscular branches of the vertebral artery via the subclavian and also from muscular branches of the occipital artery via the external carotid artery.<ref name="ae" />&nbsp;<br>  
The muscle receives a blood supply from muscular branches of the vertebral artery via the subclavian and also from muscular branches of the occipital artery via the external carotid artery.<br>  


== Action  ==
== Action  ==


Extension of the vertebral column and head.<ref name="pt" />&nbsp;<br>  
Extension of the vertebral column and head.&nbsp;<br>  


== Function  ==  
== Function  ==  

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Description[edit | edit source]

Muscles of the cervical region intermediate muscles Primal.png

Spinalis Capitis (or Spinalis Colli) belongs to the medial column of the erector spinae (Sacrospinalis) group of muscles.[1] It is the most superior of the spinalis group of muscles with spinalis cervicis and thoracis lying inferiorly in the cervical and thoracic spine.

The spinalis muscles are a group of flat fascicles of varying lengths.[2]

Origin[edit | edit source]

Spinous process of C7 -T1.[2] 

Insertion[edit | edit source]

Near the midline between superior and inferior nuchal lines of occipital bone.

Nerve Supply[edit | edit source]

Dorsal rami of cervical spinal nerves (C1 to C3).  

Blood Supply[edit | edit source]

The muscle receives a blood supply from muscular branches of the vertebral artery via the subclavian and also from muscular branches of the occipital artery via the external carotid artery.

Action[edit | edit source]

Extension of the vertebral column and head. 

Function[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Gray, Henry. Anatomy of the Human Body. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1918; Bartleby.com, 2000. www.bartleby.com/107/.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Spinalis muscle [Internet]. Kenhub. 2021 [cited 30 November 2021]. Available from: https://www.kenhub.com/en/library/anatomy/spinalis-muscle