Longissimus cervicis muscle - Muscle attachments
Musculus longissimus cervicis - Insertiones musculi
- Synonym: Cervical longissimus muscle - Muscle attachments
- Related terms: Longissimus cervicis muscle - Insertions
Definition
The longissimus cervicis muscle originates from the transverse processes of the first five to eight thoracic vertebrae, as a continuation of the longissimus thoracis. It ends on the last cervical vertebra.
References
International Committee on Veterinary Gross Anatomical Nomenclature. 2017. Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria. Sixth Edition. Ghent (Belgium).
Barone R. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 2, Arthrologie et myologie, 4th edition, Vigot, Paris, 2017.
