Longus capitis muscle
| Longus capitis muscle | |
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| The anterior vertebral muscles. | |
| Latin | musculus longus capitis |
| Gray's | p.395 |
| Origin | anterior tubercles of the transverse processes of the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth cervical vertebræ |
| Insertion | basilar part of the occipital bone |
| Artery | |
| Nerve | C1-C3/C4 |
| Actions | flexion of neck at atlanto-occipital joint |
The longus capitis muscle (rectus capitis anticus major), broad and thick above, narrow below, arises by four tendinous slips, from the anterior tubercles of the transverse processes of the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth cervical vertebræ, and ascends, converging toward its fellow of the opposite side, to be inserted into the inferior surface of the basilar part of the occipital bone.
It is innervated by a branch of cervical plexus.
Longus capitis has several actions:
acting unilaterally, to:
- flex the head and neck laterally
- rotate the head ipsilaterally
acting bilaterally:
- flex the head and neck [1]
Additional images
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Occipital bone. Outer surface.
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Left temporal bone. Outer surface.
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Base of skull. Inferior surface.
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Longus capitis muscle
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Longus capitis muscle
References
External links
- LUC lonc
- -1972699056 at GPnotebook
- Longus+capitis+muscle at eMedicine Dictionary
- Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, at Elsevier 25420.000-1
- PTCentral
This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.
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