Longus colli muscle - Ends
Musculus longus colli - Terminationes
- Synonym: Long muscle of the neck - Ends
Definition
The longus colli muscle has a double ending. The first, thoracic, is on the caudal tubercle of the sixth cervical transverse process. The second, cervical, is on the ventral surface of the most cranial cervical vertebrae, with a convergence of the fascicles on the ventral tubercle of the atlas.
References
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König HE, Liebich HG. Anatomie des animaux domestiques: texte et atlas en couleurs. 5e éd. Elsevier Masson; 2015.
Sisson S, Grossman JD. The anatomy of the domestic animals. 5th ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders; 1975.
