Semispinalis cervicis

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Semispinalis cervicis
Section of the neck at about the level of the sixth cervical vertebra. Showing the arrangement of the fascia coli. (Semispinalis colli visible at bottom right.)
Deep muscles of the back. (Semispinalis cervicis visible at top center left.)
Latin	musculus semispinalis cervicis
Gray's	subject #115 400
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Dorlands/Elsevier	m_22/12550711

The semispinalis cervicis (semispinalis colli), thicker than the semispinalis dorsi, arises by a series of tendinous and fleshy fibers from the transverse processes of the upper five or six thoracic vertebræ, and is inserted into the cervical spinous processes, from the axis to the fifth inclusive.

The fasciculus connected with the axis is the largest, and is chiefly muscular in structure.

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• SUNY Figs 01:06-01
• Norman/Georgetown lesson6musclesofback

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