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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 Anterior Scalene Detail musculus scalenus anterior detail Neck The anterior scalene is the key muscle in thoracic outlet syndrome — the subclavian artery and… Muscle Aryepiglotticus Muscle musculus aryepiglotticus Neck The aryepiglotticus is an extension of the oblique arytenoid internus muscle, with fibers running anterosuperiorly from… 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 Cricothyroid Muscle musculus cricothyroideus Neck The cricothyroid muscle is the sole intrinsic laryngeal muscle innervated by the external branch of the… Muscle Deep Neck Flexors musculi longus capitis et colli Neck The deep cervical flexors (longus capitis and longus colli) are the principal anterior stabilisers of the… Muscle Digastric musculus digastricus Neck The digastric is a suprahyoid muscle with two bellies and an intermediate tendon that has dual… Muscle Geniohyoid Detail musculus geniohyoideus detail Neck The geniohyoid lies directly above the mylohyoid in the floor of the mouth, running from the… Muscle Hyoglossus Detail musculus hyoglossus Neck The hyoglossus is a flat quadrilateral extrinsic tongue muscle passing vertically from the hyoid body and… Muscle Iliocostalis Cervicis musculus iliocostalis cervicis Neck The cervical portion of the iliocostalis is the most superior part of the lateral erector spinae… Muscle Interspinales Cervicis musculi interspinales cervicis Neck The cervical interspinales are thin paired muscles between adjacent cervical spinous processes, providing segmental extension stabilisation.… Muscle Intertransversarii Cervicis Anterior musculi intertransversarii anteriores cervicis Neck Unique among deep back muscles in receiving ventral rami innervation, making them homologous to quadratus lumborum.… Muscle Intertransversarii Cervicis Posterior musculi intertransversarii posteriores cervicis Neck The posterior cervical intertransversarii connect adjacent posterior tubercles and contribute to lateral cervical stabilisation and facet… 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 Capitis musculus longissimus capitis Neck The longissimus capitis is the cranial extension of the longissimus column, arising from the lower cervical… 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 Detail musculus longus capitis Neck Longus capitis is the uppermost of the deep cervical flexors, originating from the C3-C6 transverse processes… 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 Longus Colli Detail musculus longus colli Neck Longus colli is the largest deep cervical flexor, lying directly on the anterior vertebral bodies from…