See Also: longissimus capitis(medicine)
musculus longissimus capitis(medicine)
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longissimus muscle(medicine)
longissimus thoracis(medicine)
longissimus cervicis(medicine)
musculus longissimus(medicine)
cervical longissimus muscle(medicine)
musculus longissimus dorsi(medicine)
musculus longissimus cervicis(medicine)

longissimus capitis (medicine)


longissimus capitis
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, from transverse processes of upper thoracic and transverse and articular processes of lower and middle cervical vertebrae; insertion, into mastoid process; action, keeps head erect, draws it backward or to one side; nerve supply, dorsal primary rami of cervical spinal nerves.

Synonym: musculus longissimus capitis, musculus complexus minor, musculus trachelomastoideus, musculus transversalis capitis.