Longissimus cervicis at a glance
- What it is
- The cervical part of the longissimus column.
- Location
- Origin: transverse processes of T1–T5. Insertion: transverse processes of C2–C6.
- Function
- Extends and laterally flexes the neck.
- Body system
- Muscular · paired (left and right)
- FMA ID
- FMA22757 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)
Key facts
- Innervation: posterior rami of spinal nerves
- It lies medial to longissimus capitis and continues the longissimus column up from the thorax.
Structures next to the longissimus cervicis
The nearest named structures in the 3D model, measured from the centre of each part:
- Splenius cervicis · muscular
- Semispinalis cervicis · muscular
- Superior intercostal vein · cardiovascular
- Iliocostalis cervicis · muscular
- Second thoracic vertebra · skeletal
- Rhomboid minor · muscular
- First thoracic vertebra · skeletal
- Scalenus posterior · muscular
- Serratus posterior superior · muscular
- Inferior oblique part of longus colli · muscular
References
- Foundational Model of Anatomy: Longissimus cervicis (FMA22757). EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service.
- OpenStax. Anatomy and Physiology 2e, §11.2 Naming Skeletal Muscles. Rice University, 2022.
- Mitsuhashi N. et al. (2009). BodyParts3D: 3D structure database for anatomical concepts. Nucleic Acids Research 37, D782–D785. Data © The Database Center for Life Science, CC BY 4.0.
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