semispinalis cervicis muscle
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Semispinalis cervicis — Muscle infobox Name = PAGENAME Latin = musculus semispinalis cervicis GraySubject = 115 GrayPage = 400 Caption = Section of the neck at about the level of the sixth cervical vertebra. Showing the arrangement of the fascia coli. (Semispinalis… … Wikipedia
semispinalis cervicis — semispinalis cer·vi·cis sər və səs n a deep longitudinal muscle of the back that arises from the transverse processes of the upper five or six thoracic vertebrae, is inserted into the cervical spinous processes from the axis to the fifth cervical … 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
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 thoracis — semispinalis tho·ra·cis thə rā səs n a deep longitudinal muscle of the back that arises from the transverse processes of the lower five thoracic vertebrae, is inserted into the spinous processes of the upper four thoracic and lower two cervical… … Medical dictionary
musculus semispinalis cervicis — [TA] semispinal muscle of neck: origin, transverse processes of five or six upper thoracic vertebrae; insertion, spinous processes of second to fifth cervical vertebrae; innervation, branches of cervical; action, extends, rotates vertebral column … 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
