Superior oblique part of longus colli at a glance
- What it is
- The upper oblique part of longus colli, a prevertebral neck muscle.
- Location
- Originates from the anterior tubercles of the transverse processes of C3 to C5 and inserts onto the anterior tubercle of the atlas.
- Function
- Flexes and bends the neck to the same side.
- Body system
- Muscular · paired (left and right)
- FMA ID
- FMA46284 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)
Key facts
- Innervation: ventral rami of C2–C6
- Longus colli lies directly on the front of the cervical vertebral bodies, behind the prevertebral fascia, with the cervical sympathetic trunk lying on its anterior surface.
Structures next to the superior oblique part of longus colli
The nearest named structures in the 3D model, measured from the centre of each part:
- Longus capitis · muscular
- Intervertebral disk of third cervical vertebra · skeletal
- Intervertebral disk of axis · skeletal
- Lateral thyrohyoid ligament · respiratory
- Pharyngeal raphe · digestive
- Palatopharyngeus · muscular
- Vertebral artery · cardiovascular
- Anterior cervical intertransversarii · muscular
- Posterior cervical intertransversarii · muscular
- Third cervical vertebra · skeletal
References
- Foundational Model of Anatomy: Superior oblique part of longus colli (FMA46284). 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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