Myology, Neurology, Angiology and Aesthesiology: Muscles of the neck

Muscles of the neck

MUSCLES OF THE NECK

The cutaneous muscle is absent in the region of the neck. The cervical muscles may be divided into two groups- ventral cervical and lateral cervical .

Ventral cervical group (Click here to know more...)

These muscles lie below and lateral to the cervical vertebrae and are for the most part found around the trachea. They are

Sterno-cephalicus
Sterno-thyro-hyoideus
Omo-hyoideus
Scalenus
Rectus capitis ventralis major (Longus capitis)
Rectus capitis ventralis minor (Rectus capitis ventralis)
Rectus capitis lateralis
Intertransversales colli (Intertransversari cervicis)
Longus colli

Lateral cervical group (Click here to know more...)

These muscles lie lateral and dorsal to the cervical vertebrae and are arranged in superimposed layers. They are

First layer
- Trapezius cervicalis
- Brachio-cephalicus
Second layer
- Omo-transversarius
- Rhomboideus cervicalis
Third layer
- Serratus cervicis
Fourth layer
- Splenius
- Longissimus capitis et atlantis
- Complexus (semispinalis capitis)
- Multifidus cervicis (semispinalis of the neck)
- Obliquus capitis anterior (obliquus capitis cranialis)
- obliquus capitis posterior (obliquus capitis caudalis)
- Rectus capitis dorsalis major
- Rectus capitis dorsalis minor

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