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Preferred Name

Longissimus Capitis
Synonyms

Longissimus Capitis

Definitions

A muscle originating from the transverse processes of the upper thoracic vertebrae and the articular processes of the lower cervical vertebrae which inserts into the mastoid process acting to keep the head upright and to move it backward or to one side.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C53166

code

C53166

DEFINITION

A muscle originating from the transverse processes of the upper thoracic vertebrae and the articular processes of the lower cervical vertebrae which inserts into the mastoid process acting to keep the head upright and to move it backward or to one side.

FULL_SYN

Longissimus Capitis

label

Longissimus Capitis

Legacy Concept Name

Longissimus_Capitis

Preferred_Name

Longissimus Capitis

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C53166

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0224309

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C32716

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