splenius cervicis

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0008544

A muscle that arises from the spinous processes of the third to the sixth thoracic vertebrae and inserts into the posterior tubercles of the transverse processes of the upper two or three cervical vertebrae[WP,modified]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splenius_cervicis_muscle ]

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FMA:22681
Wikipedia:Splenius_cervicis_muscle

UBPROP 0000014

Bilaterally: Extend the head & neck, Unilaterally: Lateral flexion to the same side, Rotation to the same side.

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Musculus_splenius_cervicis.PNG

has related synonym

musculus splenius cervicis, splenius cervicis muscle

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UBERON:0008544

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Splenius cervicis

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splenius
has muscle insertion some transverse process of vertebra
has muscle origin some neural spine