Muscle Name: Splenius Cervicis

Medical Name:

• Splenius Cervicis

Other Names:

• None

Head:

• None (Single muscle)

Movement:

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

Attachment:

• Origin:
  • Spinous processes of T3-T6 vertebrae
• Insertion:
  • Transverse processes of C1-C3 vertebrae

Related Muscles:

• Splenius Capitis
• Sternocleidomastoid
• Trapezius
• Levator Scapulae
• Erector Spinae
• Semispinalis Capitis

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