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Muscles

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

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Muscle Posterior Scalene Detail musculus scalenus posterior detail Neck The posterior scalene inserts on the second rib (unlike the others which insert on the first… 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 Rectus Capitis Anterior Detail musculus rectus capitis anterior detail Neck Rectus capitis anterior is one of the four prevertebral muscles at the craniovertebral junction. Its short… Muscle Rectus Capitis Lateralis musculus rectus capitis lateralis Neck The rectus capitis lateralis is a short prevertebral muscle bridging the lateral mass of the atlas… Muscle Rectus Capitis Lateralis Detail musculus rectus capitis lateralis detail Neck Rectus capitis lateralis connects the C1 transverse process to the jugular process of the occiput, producing… Muscle Rectus Capitis Posterior Major musculus rectus capitis posterior major Neck The rectus capitis posterior major is the larger of the two rectus capitis posterior muscles, forming… Muscle Rectus Capitis Posterior Major Detail musculus rectus capitis posterior major detail Neck Rectus capitis posterior major is the larger of the two rectus capitis posterior muscles, forming the… Muscle Rectus Capitis Posterior Minor musculus rectus capitis posterior minor Neck The rectus capitis posterior minor is the deepest and most medial of the suboccipital muscles, lying… Muscle Rectus Capitis Posterior Minor Detail musculus rectus capitis posterior minor detail Neck Rectus capitis posterior minor is the smallest suboccipital muscle, connecting the C1 posterior arch to the… Muscle Rotatores Cervicis musculi rotatores cervicis Neck The cervical rotatores are the deepest cervical paraspinals connecting adjacent vertebral segments. They function primarily as… Muscle Salpingopharyngeus Muscle musculus salpingopharyngeus Neck The salpingopharyngeus is a thin muscle arising from the inferior Eustachian tube cartilage at the tubal… 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… Muscle Scalenus Medius musculus scalenus medius Neck The scalenus medius is the largest and most posterior scalene, forming the posterior wall of the… Muscle Scalenus Minimus musculus scalenus minimus Neck The scalenus minimus is a small and inconstant muscle present in approximately 36 percent of people,… Muscle Scalenus Minimus Detail musculus scalenus minimus detail Neck Scalenus minimus is an accessory scalene muscle present in approximately 50% of individuals. It contributes to… Muscle Scalenus Posterior musculus scalenus posterior Neck The scalenus posterior is the smallest and deepest of the three scalene muscles, running from the… Muscle Semispinalis Capitis musculus semispinalis capitis Neck The semispinalis capitis is the largest of the deep cervical muscles, forming a thick cylindrical mass… Muscle Semispinalis Cervicis musculus semispinalis cervicis Neck The semispinalis cervicis is the cervical component of the transversospinalis group, bridging from the upper thoracic… Muscle Semispinalis Cervicis Detail musculus semispinalis cervicis detail Neck Semispinalis cervicis is the largest cervical extensor, spanning from the upper thoracic transverse processes to the… Muscle Spinalis Cervicis musculus spinalis cervicis Neck Spinalis cervicis is the cervical component of the spinalis column, running between upper thoracic and lower… Muscle Splenius Capitis musculus splenius capitis Neck The splenius capitis is a broad, strap-like muscle on the posterolateral neck running obliquely from the… Muscle Splenius Cervicis musculus splenius cervicis Neck The splenius cervicis lies deep to the splenius capitis, running from the mid-thoracic spinous processes to… Muscle Splenius Cervicis Detail musculus splenius cervicis detail Neck Splenius cervicis inserts on the upper cervical transverse process posterior tubercles, unlike splenius capitis which inserts…