See Also: musculus semispinalis capitis(medicine)
semispinalis capitis(medicine)
musculus semispinalis(medicine)
musculus semispinalis colli(medicine)
musculus semispinalis dorsi(medicine)
musculus semispinalis thoracis(medicine)
musculus semispinalis cervicis(medicine)
musculus splenius capitis(medicine)
musculus spinalis capitis(medicine)
musculus transversalis capitis(medicine)

musculus semispinalis capitis (medicine)


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semispinalis capitis
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, transverse processes of five or six upper thoracic and articular processes of four lower cervical vertebrae; insertion, occipital bone between superior and inferior nuchal lines; action, rotates head and draws it backward; nerve supply, dorsal primary rami of cervical spinal nerves.

Synonym: musculus semispinalis capitis, musculus complexus, semispinal muscle of head.