splenius muscle of head
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splenius muscle — noun either of two flat muscles that extend from the upper vertebrae to the base of the skull and serve to rotate or flex or extend the head and neck • Syn: ↑splenius • Hypernyms: ↑skeletal muscle, ↑striated muscle … Useful english dictionary
Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
Splenius capitis muscle — Muscle infobox Name = Splenius capitis muscle Latin = musculus splenius capitis GraySubject = 115 GrayPage = 397 Caption = Muscles connecting the upper extremity to the vertebral column. (Splenius capitis et cervicis labeled at upper right.)… … Wikipedia
splenius — See s. muscle of head, s. muscle of neck. [Mod. L. fr. G. splenion, a bandage] * * * sple·ni·us nē əs n, pl nii nē .ī either of two flat oblique muscles on each side of the back of the neck and upper thoracic region: a) SPLENIUS CAPITIS b)… … Medical dictionary
Splenius cervicis muscle — Muscle infobox Name = Splenius cervicis Latin = musculus splenius cervicis GraySubject = 115 GrayPage = 397 Caption = Muscles connecting the upper extremity to the vertebral column. (Splenius capitis et cervicis labeled at upper right, at neck.)… … Wikipedia
splenius capitis — splenius cap·i·tis kap ət əs n a flat muscle on each side of the back of the neck and the upper thoracic region that arises from the caudal half of the ligamentum nuchae and the spinous processes of the seventh cervical and the first three or… … Medical dictionary
splenius cervicis — splenius cer·vi·cis sər və səs n a flat narrow muscle on each side of the back of the neck and the upper thoracic region that arises from the spinous processes of the third to sixth thoracic vertebrae, is inserted into the transverse processes of … Medical dictionary
musculus splenius capitis — [TA] splenius muscle of head: origin, lower half of ligamentum nuchae, spinous processes of seventh cervical and three or four upper thoracic vertebrae; insertion, mastoid part of temporal bone, occipital bone; innervation, middle and lower… … Medical dictionary
Muscle — For other uses of Muscle , see Muscle (disambiguation). A top down view of skeletal muscle Muscle (from Latin … Wikipedia
splenius — noun /ˈspliːnɪəs/ A broad muscle running up the top part of the back of the neck. He caressed and parted [...] her lank loose, nearly lumbus length (when she threw her head back as now) black silks as he tried to get at her bed warm splenius … Wiktionary
