Muscle Of The Neck And Dorsal Flashcards
From the head to the brachium.
(a) draw the limb cranially and acting bilaterally
Brachiocephalicus
Lies Lateral to the cervical vertebrae as flat narrow muscle
(a) to draw the limb cranially
Omotransversarius
Flat flash lead triangular muscle
Splenius capitis
Lateral flexion position, dorsal to transverse to support the spine extend vertebral column
Epaxial muscle
Ventral to the transverse flex the neck and tail
Hypaxial muscle
Most medial lies directly to the vertebral bodies. extend from the sacrum to the head
Transversospinalis system
Two parts of spinalis et semispinalis cervicis
Biventer cervicis - more dorsal
Complexus more - more ventral
Small deeply muscles. Pass cranially from midregion
M. Multifidus cervicis
Tiny muscles extend between adjacent spinous process. Distinct in cervical region
M. Interspinales
Intermediate system, longest, and strongest of the 3. extends from the wing of ilium to the skull
Longissimus system
3 parts of longissimus system
- longissimus cervicis m.
- longissimus capitis m.
- longissimus atlantis m.
Flattened yet and strong muscle fairly deeply
Longissimus captis m.
Set of muscles derived from deeper portion of the longissimus system
Transversarius
Most lateral extends from the ilium to C7
Iliocostalis system
Flex the neck and joint and draws head and neck laterally. Forms letter “V”
M. Sternocephalicus
