See Also: long muscle of neck(medicine)
spinal muscle of neck(medicine)
semispinal muscle of neck(medicine)
splenius muscle of neck(medicine)
long fibular muscle(medicine)
long peroneal muscle(medicine)
long adductor muscle(medicine)
long palmar muscle(medicine)
long muscle of head(medicine)
long abductor muscle of thumb(medicine)

long muscle of neck (medicine)


long muscle of neck -->
longus colli muscle
<anatomy> Medial part: origin, the bodies of the third thoracic to the fifth cervical vertebrae; insertion, the bodies of the second to fourth cervical vertebrae; superolateral part: origin, the anterior tubercles of the transverse processes of the third to fifth cervical vertebrae; insertion, the anterior tubercle of the atlas; inferolateral part: origin, the bodies of the first to third thoracic vertebrae; insertion, the anterior tubercles of the transverse processes of the fifth and sixth cervical vertebrae; action, for all three parts, twist neck and flex neck anteriorly; nerve supply, for all three parts, ventral primary rami of cervical spinal nerves (cervical plexus).

Synonym: musculus longus colli, long muscle of neck.