Semispinalis cervicis

Semispinalis cervicis

Section of the neck at about the level of the sixth cervical vertebra. Showing the arrangement of the deep cervical fascia (semispinalis colli visible at bottom right.)

Deep muscles of the back (semispinalis cervicis visible at top center left).
Details
Latin Musculus semispinalis cervicis
Transverse processes of the upper five or six thoracic vertebræ
Cervical spinous processes, from the axis to the fifth cervical vertebra
Identifiers
Gray's p.400
Dorlands
/Elsevier		 m_22/12550711
TA A04.3.02.208
FMA 22829
Anatomical terms of muscle

The semispinalis cervicis (semispinalis colli), arises by a series of tendinous and fleshy fibers from the transverse processes of the upper five or six thoracic vertebrae, 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.

The semispinalis cervicis is thicker than the semispinalis dorsi.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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