Neck Flashcards

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Q

Anterior neck muscles

A

Include deep muscles:

Longus colli

Scalenes

Superficial muscles:

Sternocleidomastoid
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Posterior neck muscles

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Include deep muscles:

Rectus cap 
Obliquus cap

Include intermediate muscles:

Longissimus cap
Spinalis
Semispinalis cap
Splenius cap

Include superficial muscles:
Levator scapulae and trapezius

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Sternocleidomastoid (SCM)

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The largest and most important neck muscle

Primary muscle for movement of the neck

Plays a role in side bending, contralateral rotation, flexion, and extension

Runs from the skull just behind the earlobe to the sternum (breast bone) and clavicle (collarbone)

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Upper Trapezius

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Runs from base of skull to acromion (shoulder blade) and clavicle (collarbone)

Muscle responsible for hunching the shoulders and is usually tense

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5
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Erector Spinae Muscles

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Not just one muscle but a bundle of muscles and tendons

Runs more or less vertically

Extends throughout the lumbar, thoracic and cervical regions

Lies in the groove to the side of the vertebral column

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Levator Scapulae Muscle

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Along with the trapezius muscle, makes a shoulder shrug possible

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