Longissimus cervicis
Back
Deep muscle — it lies under other muscles. X-ray makes the muscles over it see-through.
- Origin
- Transverse processes of the upper four or five thoracic vertebrae
- Insertion
- Transverse processes of C2 to C6
- Action
- Extends and laterally flexes the neck
- Nerve supply
- Dorsal rami of the spinal nerves
The neck section of the longissimus, the middle column of the erector spinae. It carries the column up from the upper back into the neck.