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Preferred Name

Semispinalis Capitis

Synonyms

Semispinalis Capitis

Definitions

One of the transversospinales group of muscles, located in the superior portion of the neck and covering the semispinalis cervicis. It takes its origin from the medial tissue between the superior and inferior nuchal lines of the occipital bone, and inserts into the superior articular processes of the lower four cervical vertebrae and the tips of the transverse processes of the upper six or seven thoracic vertebrae; it functions to extend the neck.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C52989

code

C52989

DEFINITION

One of the transversospinales group of muscles, located in the superior portion of the neck and covering the semispinalis cervicis. It takes its origin from the medial tissue between the superior and inferior nuchal lines of the occipital bone, and inserts into the superior articular processes of the lower four cervical vertebrae and the tips of the transverse processes of the upper six or seven thoracic vertebrae; it functions to extend the neck.

FULL_SYN

Semispinalis Capitis

label

Semispinalis Capitis

Legacy Concept Name

Semispinalis_Capitis

Preferred_Name

Semispinalis Capitis

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C52989

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0224318

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13056

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