The semispinalis muscles are a group of three muscles belonging to the transversospinales. These are the semispinalis capitis, the semispinalis cervicis...

the longest one) is the muscle lateral to the semispinalis muscles. It is the longest subdivision of the erector spinae muscles that extends forward into...

semispinalis thoracis semispinalis cervicis semispinalis capitis The multifidus muscle, and spans 2-4 vertebral segments The rotatores muscles, lie beneath the...

multifidus, semispinalis and rotatores), the splenius and suboccipital muscles are the only epaxial muscles. Hypaxial and epaxial muscles develop directly...

skeletal muscles. Different sources group muscles differently, regarding physical features as different parts of a single muscle or as several muscles. There...

the cranium, often blending with semispinalis capitis[citation needed] Iliocostalis Longissimus Semispinalis muscle This article incorporates text in...

second cervical vertebrae, ascends, and then passes through the semispinalis muscle. It ascends further to supply the skin along the posterior part of...

Muscles of the neck. Lateral view. Splenius capitis muscle Splenius muscle Splenius and Semispinalis This article incorporates text in the public domain...

and spinalis Transversospinales – composed of semispinalis, multifidus and rotatores Segmental muscles – composed of levatores costarum, interspinales...

extends the vertebral column. Erector spinae muscles Longissimus muscles Semispinalis muscles Spinalis muscle This article incorporates text in the public...

of the neck at the level of the sixth cervical vertebra. Splenius and Semispinalis Splenius This article incorporates text in the public domain from page...

obliquus capitis inferior muscle (/əˈblaɪkwəs ˈkæpɪtɪs/) is a muscle in the upper back of the neck. It is one of the suboccipital muscles. Its inferior attachment...

Splenius Transversospinales Multifidus Semispinalis Rotatores Interspinales Intertransversarii Thoracolumbar fascia Muscles of thorax Pectoralis major Pectoralis...

some muscles attach solely to skin or cartilage (muscles of facial expression, etc.), contraction of skeletal muscles more commonly leads to the muscle pulling...

lateral to that of the semispinalis capitis muscle, and overlaps the attachment of the rectus capitis posterior major muscle. The muscle receives motor innervation...

suboccipital muscles, and veins from the venous plexuses that surround cervical nerves. The vein and corresponding artery then pass in between the semispinalis capitis...

the cervical vertebrae mark the location of the longissimus and semispinalis muscles, which partly produce the lateral flexions of the body in reptiles...

a region of the neck bounded by the following three muscles of the suboccipital group of muscles: Rectus capitis posterior major - above and medially...

"oblique" (multifidus and semispinalis) component, both of which stretch between vertebral processes; the former acts similar to the muscles of the lateral tract...

neck, between the semispinalis capitis and semispinalis cervicis, as high as the axis vertebra, supplying these and adjacent muscles, and anastomosing...

nerves run between the semispinalis dorsi and multifidus, which they supply; they then pierce the rhomboid and trapezius muscles, and reach the skin by...

arterial supply to the back of the scalp, sternocleidomastoid muscles, and deep muscles of the back and neck. The occipital artery arises from (the posterior...

atlantoöccipital membrane. This part of the artery is covered by the Semispinalis capitis and is contained in the suboccipital triangle—a triangular space...

through the semispinalis capitis muscle is addressed with an open surgical approach with resection of a small segment of the semispinalis muscle and shielding...

of the deep cervical fascia Floor: (From superior to inferior) 1) M. semispinalis capitis 2) M. splenius capitis 3) M. levator scapulae 4) M. scalenus...

cervical (capital) extensors: semispinalis capitis, longissimus capitis, splenius capitis, suboccipital muscles Strengthening muscles that cause neck retraction:...

environment, unlike muscles, which can be shortened by trauma, use imbalances and a lack of recovery and stretching. In addition tendons allow muscles to be at an...

which would have reduced the surface area over which the M. semispinalis muscle (the main muscle along the top of the tail in most reptiles) could anchor...

obliquely between the Obliquus capitis inferior and the Semispinalis capitis, and pierces the latter muscle and the Trapezius near their attachments to the occipital...

anatomy of the head and neck of the human body, including the brain, bones, muscles, blood vessels, nerves, glands, nose, mouth, teeth, tongue, and throat...