left longus capitis
In 3 atlases
Definition
muscle of neck
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Relations
- Origin
- third cervical vertebra, fourth cervical vertebra, fifth cervical vertebra, sixth cervical vertebra
- Insertion
- basilar part of occipital bone
- Action
- flexion of the head, flexion of the neck
- Innervation
- deep branches of cervical plexus
The 3D model shows 1 origin or insertion area of this muscle.
Neighbouring structures
Practice questions
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Identifiers
- FMA
- 46310
- Wikidata
- Q66536465