Ana3D

right splenius capitis

Muscular

3D model: right splenius capitis
right splenius capitis
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In 3 atlases

Definition

a broad, straplike muscle in the back of the neck

Source: Wikidata · Licence: CC0-1.0

Description from Wikidata (https://www.wikidata.org/), available under CC0 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).

Relations

Action
lateral flexion of the head and neck, extension of the head, rotation of the head, rotation of the neck, extension of the neck
Innervation
greater occipital nerve

Neighbouring structures

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Wikipedia (English)

Identifiers

FMA
22728
Wikidata
Q66514756