Splenius muscles
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| Splenius muscles | |
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| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | musculus splenius |
| TA98 | A04.3.02.102 |
| TA2 | 2272 |
| FMA | 77180 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The splenius muscles are:
Their origins are in the upper thoracic and lower cervical spinous processes. Their actions are to extend and ipsilaterally rotate the head and neck.
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