Longus capitis
Neck
Deep muscle — it lies under other muscles. X-ray makes the muscles over it see-through.
- Origin
- Front tubercles of the transverse processes of C3 to C6
- Insertion
- Basilar part of the occipital bone
- Action
- Flexes the head and upper neck
- Nerve supply
- Anterior rami of the cervical spinal nerves (C1–C3)
Lies above and in front of the longus colli, running from the neck vertebrae to the base of the skull. Together they hold the head and neck steady from the front.
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