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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