Flashcards in Unique Muscles of the Posterior Neck Deck (6):
1
What does the word "splenius" mean?
it is the Greek word for bandage
2
What part of the vertebra forms the osseus origin for the splenius?
the spinous process
3
Splenius capitis will attach to what locations on the skull?
mastoid process of temporal bone, superior nuchal line of the occipital bone
4
What is the innervation of the splenius capitis?
dorsal rami of middle cervical spinal nerves (C3-C5 cord levels)
5
Splenius cervicis will attach to what locations on the spine?
lateral mass of C1 and posterior tubercle of transverse process on C1-C4
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