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Longus capitis muscle
Template:Infobox Muscle The longus capitis muscle (rectus capitis anticus major), broad and thick above, narrow below, arises by four tendinous slips, from the anterior tubercles of the transverse processes of the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth cervical vertebræ, and ascends, converging toward its fellow of the opposite side, to be inserted into the inferior surface of the basilar part of the occipital bone.
It is innervated by a branch of cervical plexus.
Longus capitis has several actions:
acting unilaterally, to:
- flex the head and neck laterally
- rotate the head ipsilaterally
acting bilaterally:
- flex the head and neck [1]
Additional images
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Occipital bone. Outer surface.
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Left temporal bone. Outer surface.
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Base of skull. Inferior surface.
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Longus capitis muscle
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Longus capitis muscle
References
External links
- Template:MuscleLoyola
- -1972699056 at GPnotebook
- Longus+capitis+muscle at eMedicine Dictionary
- Template:RocheLexicon
- PTCentral
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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