Cervical Spine Muscle Attachments Flashcards
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Sternocleidomastoid
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Origin: Mastoid process of temporal boneInsertion: Sternum & clavicle
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Scalenes
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Origin: Cervical transverse processesInsertion: 1st and 2nd ribs
3
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Longus colli
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Origin: Anterior body of cervical spineInsertion: Anterior body of cervical spine
4
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Suboccipitals
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Origin: Several muscles that runs between the occiput, C1 and C2 both on the anterior and posterior side
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Levator scapulae
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Origin: Upper cervical transverse processesInsertion: Superior angle of the scapula
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Trapezius
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Origin: Occiput, spinous processes C2-T12Insertion: Spine of scapula, acromion, outer 1/3 of clavicle