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Posterior cervical intertransversarii: anatomy, location and function

Small paired muscles between the posterior parts of adjacent cervical transverse processes. Bend the neck laterally and stabilize the cervical spine.

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Highlighted in the model: Posterior cervical intertransversarii. Click any part to read about it, or switch off “Highlight topic” to see the whole body. 3D data: BodyParts3D, © The Database Center for Life Science, CC BY 4.0; meshes simplified and recoloured. The model is an adult male.

Posterior cervical intertransversarii at a glance

What it is
Small paired muscles between the posterior parts of adjacent cervical transverse processes.
Location
Run between the posterior tubercles of the transverse processes of adjacent cervical vertebrae.
Function
Bend the neck laterally and stabilize the cervical spine.
Body system
Muscular · single, midline structure
FMA ID
FMA71443 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)

Key facts

  • Innervation: cervical spinal nerves (ventral and dorsal rami)
  • The anterior rami of the cervical spinal nerves emerge between the anterior and posterior intertransversarii.

Structures next to the posterior cervical intertransversarii

The nearest named structures in the 3D model, measured from the centre of each part:

References

  1. Foundational Model of Anatomy: Posterior cervical intertransversarii (FMA71443). EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service.
  2. OpenStax. Anatomy and Physiology 2e, §11.2 Naming Skeletal Muscles. Rice University, 2022.
  3. 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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