Muscle Name: Semispinalis Capitis

Medical Name:

• Semispinalis Capitis

Other Names:

• None

Head:

• None (Single muscle)

Movement:

• Extension of the head and neck (bilateral contraction)
  • Tilting the head backward
• Lateral flexion of the head and neck (unilateral contraction)
  • Tilting the head to the side
• Rotation of the head and neck (unilateral contraction)
  • Turning the head to the opposite side

Attachment:

• Origin:
  • Transverse processes of C7-T6 vertebrae
  • Articular processes of C4-C6 vertebrae
• Insertion:
  • Between the superior and inferior nuchal lines of the occipital bone

Related Muscles:

• Splenius Capitis
• Sternocleidomastoid
• Trapezius
• Erector Spinae
• Multifidus

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