Longissimus colli muscle
Musculus longissimus colli
- Latin synonym: Musculus longissimus cervicis
- Synonym: Longissimus cervicis muscle
- Related terms: Longissimus cervicis
Definition
Origin: Transverse processes of T6-T1
Insertion: Transverse processes of C7-C2
Nerve: Posterior rami of the spinal nerves C2 to T6
Artery: vertebral artery, deep cervical artery, occipital artery, transverse cervical artery
Description: The Longissimus colli muscle (Longissimus cervicis; Transversalis cervicis), situated medial to the Longissimus thoracis muscle, arises by long thin tendons from the summits of the transverse processes of the upper four or five thoracic vertebrae, and is inserted by similar tendons into the posterior tubercles of the transverse processes of the cervical vertebrae from the second to the sixth inclusive.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
