semispinalis capitis muscle
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Semispinalis capitis — Section of the neck at about the level of the sixth cervical vertebra. Showing the arrangement of the fascia coli. (Semispinalis capitis visible at bottom right.) … Wikipedia
semispinalis capitis — semispinalis cap·i·tis kap ət əs n a deep longitudinal muscle of the back that arises esp. from the transverse processes of the upper six or seven thoracic and the seventh cervical vertebrae, is inserted on the outer surface of the occipital bone … Medical 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
musculus semispinalis capitis — [TA] semispinal muscle of head: origin, transverse processes of five or six upper thoracic and four lower cervical vertebrae; insertion, between superior and inferior nuchal lines of occipital bone; innervation, suboccipital, greater occipital,… … Medical dictionary
Muscle — For other uses of Muscle , see Muscle (disambiguation). A top down view of skeletal muscle Muscle (from Latin … Wikipedia
Semispinalis muscle — The semispinalis muscle is a transversospinalis muscle of the human body. More specifically, it is one of three muscles:* Semispinalis dorsi * Semispinalis cervicis * Semispinalis capitis … Wikipedia
semispinalis muscle — any of the deep muscles just to either side of the spine that arise from the transverse processes (side projections) of the lower vertebrae and reach upward across several vertebrae to insert at the spines of vertebrae farther up, except… … Universalium
semispinalis — semi·spi·na·lis .spī nā ləs n, pl les .lēz any of three muscles of the cervical and thoracic parts of the spinal column that arise from transverse processes of the vertebrae and pass to spinous processes higher up and that help to form a layer… … Medical dictionary
Pectoralis major muscle — Pectoralis major Pectoralis major Gray s subject #122 436 … Wikipedia
Trapezius muscle — This article is about the human skeletal muscle. For the trapezius muscles found in cats, see trapezius muscles (cat). Trapezius trapezius … Wikipedia
