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longus capitis muscle
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A muscle that arises by four tendinous slips from the transverse processes of the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth cervical vertebrae and inserts into the inferior surface of the basilar part of the occipital bone.[WP,modified]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longus_capitis_muscle ]
Term info
Label
longus capitis muscle
Synonyms
- longus capitis
- m. rectus capitis posterior
Subsets
uberon_slim
actions notes
flexion of neck at atlanto-occipital joint
depicted by
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/Longus_capitis.png
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
rectus capitis anticus major, musculus longus capitis, longus capitus muscle
id
UBERON:0001563