Cervical Spine Muscles Deep Flexor Longus Capitus Colli chiropractor animations

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Cervical Spine Muscles Deep Flexor Longus Capitus Colli chiropractor animations, Shows the location and action of the deep neck flexors - longus capitus and longus colli.
Longus capitis is one of three deep pre-vertebral muscles.
ORIGIN
Longus capitis originates from the inferior surface of the basilar part of the occipital bone.
DESCRIPTION
Longus colli is one of three deep pre-vertebral muscles. It has three parts that are attached by tendinous slips.
ORIGIN
Longus colli’s inferior oblique part originates from the fronts of the bodies of the first two or three thoracic vertebrae.
Longus colli’s superior oblique part originates from the anterior tubercles of the transverse processes of the third, fourth and fifth cervical vertebrae.
Longus colli’s vertical intermediate part originates from the fronts of the bodies of the upper three thoracic and lower three cervical vertebrae. Cervical Spine Muscles Deep Flexor Longus Capitus Colli chiropractor animations.

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