Medical Definition of Cervicalis ascendens
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Origin, angles of upper six ribs; insertion, transverse processes of middle cervical vertebrae; action, extends, abducts, and rotates cervical vertebrae; nerve supply, dorsal branches of upper thoracic nerves.
Synonym: musculus iliocostalis cervicis, cervical iliocostal muscle, cervicalis ascendens, musculus cervicalis ascendens.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cervicalis Ascendens
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