Spinalis cervicis muscle - Origins

Musculus spinalis cervicis - Originem

Definition

Anne-Sophie Emeric

The spinalis cervicis muscle originates as a continuation of the spinalis thoracis, which attaches to the spinous processes of one or more thoracic vertebrae and sometimes 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.

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