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splenius cervicis
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A muscle that arises from the spinous processes of the third to the sixth thoracic vertebrae and inserts into the posterior tubercles of the transverse processes of the upper two or three cervical vertebrae[WP,modified]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splenius_cervicis_muscle ]
Term info
Label
splenius cervicis
actions notes
Bilaterally: Extend the head & neck, Unilaterally: Lateral flexion to the same side, Rotation to the same side.
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Musculus_splenius_cervicis.PNG
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
musculus splenius cervicis, splenius cervicis muscle
id
UBERON:0008544
Term relations
Subclass of:
- splenius
- has_muscle_origin some neural spine
- has_muscle_insertion some transverse process of vertebra