Vertical intermediate part of longus colli at a glance
- What it is
- The central vertical part of longus colli, a prevertebral neck muscle.
- Location
- Originates from the anterior surfaces of the bodies of C5 to T3 and inserts onto the bodies of C2 to C4.
- Function
- Flexes the neck.
- Body system
- Muscular · paired (left and right)
- FMA ID
- FMA46286 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)
Key facts
- Innervation: ventral rami of C2–C6
- Longus colli is the deepest anterior neck muscle, lying on the vertebral bodies themselves; strain of it is a common component of whiplash injury.
Structures next to the vertical intermediate part of longus colli
The nearest named structures in the 3D model, measured from the centre of each part:
- Intervertebral disk of fifth cervical vertebra · skeletal
- Posterior crico-arytenoid · muscular
- Intervertebral disk of fourth cervical vertebra · skeletal
- Oblique arytenoid · muscular
- Transverse arytenoid · muscular
- Corniculate cartilage · respiratory
- Arytenoid cartilage · respiratory
- Inferior pharyngeal constrictor · muscular
- Lateral crico-arytenoid · muscular
- Oblique part of cricothyroid · muscular
References
- Foundational Model of Anatomy: Vertical intermediate part of longus colli (FMA46286). 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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