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Splenius muscles

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Splenius muscles
Details
Identifiers
Latinmusculus splenius
TA98A04.3.02.102
TA22272
FMA77180
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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