See Also: longissimus cervicis(medicine)
musculus longissimus cervicis(medicine)
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cervical longissimus muscle(medicine)
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longissimus cervicis (medicine)


longissimus cervicis
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, transverse processes of upper thoracic vertebrae; insertion, transverse processes of middle and upper cervical vertebrae; action, extends cervical vertebrae; nerve supply, dorsal primary rami of lower cervical and upper thoracic spinal nerves.

Synonym: musculus longissimus cervicis, cervical longissimus muscle, musculus transversalis cervicis, musculus transversalis colli.