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Muscles

Complete muscle reference, origins, insertions, nerve supply, actions, clinical notes, and common injuries.

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Muscle Anterior Scalene musculus scalenus anterior Neck The anterior scalene is the most clinically significant scalene, forming the anterior boundary of the interscalene… Muscle Cricopharyngeus musculus cricopharyngeus Neck The cricopharyngeus is the lower part of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor that forms the upper oesophageal… Muscle Cricothyroid musculus cricothyroideus Neck The cricothyroid is the only intrinsic laryngeal muscle innervated by the external branch of the superior… Muscle Digastric musculus digastricus Neck The digastric is a suprahyoid muscle with two bellies and an intermediate tendon that has dual… Muscle Iliocostalis Cervicis musculus iliocostalis cervicis Neck The cervical portion of the iliocostalis is the most superior part of the lateral erector spinae… Muscle Lateral Cricoarytenoid musculus cricoarytenoideus lateralis Neck The lateral cricoarytenoid is the primary vocal cord adductor, rotating the arytenoid cartilage to bring the… Muscle Levator Scapulae musculus levator scapulae Neck The levator scapulae is a strap muscle on the posterolateral neck connecting the upper cervical transverse… Muscle Levator Scapulae (Full) musculus levator scapulae Neck The levator scapulae is the primary scapular elevator, running from the upper cervical transverse processes to… Muscle Longissimus Cervicis musculus longissimus cervicis Neck The cervical longissimus is the intermediate column of the erector spinae in the neck, connecting the… Muscle Longus Capitis musculus longus capitis Neck The longus capitis is the deepest flexor of the upper cervical spine and head, connecting the… Muscle Longus Capitis musculus longus capitis Neck The longus capitis connects the upper cervical transverse processes to the occipital bone, producing the nodding… Muscle Longus Colli musculus longus colli Neck The longus colli is the primary prevertebral muscle of the anterior cervical spine, lying directly on… Muscle Longus Colli (Full) musculus longus colli Neck The longus colli is the primary deep cervical flexor, lying directly on the anterior vertebral bodies.… Muscle Middle Pharyngeal Constrictor musculus constrictor pharyngis medius Neck The middle pharyngeal constrictor overlaps the superior constrictor above and the inferior constrictor below, forming the… Muscle Middle Scalene musculus scalenus medius Neck The middle scalene is the largest of the three scalenes, running from the C2 through C7… Muscle Mylohyoid musculus mylohyoideus Neck The mylohyoid forms the muscular floor of the mouth, creating the diaphragm on which the tongue… Muscle Omohyoid musculus omohyoideus Neck The omohyoid is a digastric muscle with two bellies and an intermediate tendon, running from the… Muscle Pharyngeal Constrictors musculi constrictores pharyngis Neck The three pharyngeal constrictors overlap like nested plant pots to form the posterior and lateral pharyngeal… Muscle Platysma musculus platysma Neck The platysma is a broad, thin superficial muscle of the neck covering the anterior triangle from… Muscle Posterior Cricoarytenoid musculus cricoarytenoideus posterior Neck The posterior cricoarytenoid is the most important intrinsic laryngeal muscle because it is the only abductor… Muscle Posterior Scalene musculus scalenus posterior Neck The posterior scalene is the smallest and most posterior of the three scalene muscles, running from… Muscle Rectus Capitis Anterior musculus rectus capitis anterior Neck The rectus capitis anterior is one of the prevertebral muscles lying directly on the anterior atlantooccipital… Muscle Scalenes musculi scaleni Neck The scalenes are a group of three muscles on the lateral neck connecting the cervical transverse… Muscle Scalenus Anterior musculus scalenus anterior Neck The scalenus anterior is the most important of the three scalene muscles clinically, dividing the posterior…