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Muscles of the Vertebral Column
Origins, Insertions and Actions
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
12/12/2012

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Splenius Origin
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Spinous processes and ligaments connecting inferior cervical and superior thoracic vertebrae
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Splenius Insertion
Definition
Mastoid process, occipital bone of skull, and superior cervical vertebrae
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Splenius Action
Definition
Together, the two sides extend the neck; alone, each rotates and laterally flexes neck to that side
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Spinalis cervicis
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