Muscles / Head & neck
Splenius cervicis
- Head & neck
- Neck
- Intermediate layer
Anatomy
- Origin
- Spinous processes of T3-T6
- Insertion
- Posterior tubercles of the transverse processes of C1-C3/C4
- Nerve
- Posterior rami of lower cervical spinal nerves
Actions
- Bilaterally extends the neck
- Unilaterally laterally flexes and rotates the neck to the same side
References (4)
- Standring S, ed. Elsevier. Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice. 42nd ed.
- Dalley AF, Agur AMR. Wolters Kluwer. Moore's Clinically Oriented Anatomy. 9th ed.
- Neumann DA. Elsevier. Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System: Foundations for Rehabilitation. 3rd ed.
- Betts JG, Young KA, Wise JA, et al. OpenStax (free, openly licensed textbook). Anatomy and Physiology 2e