Medical Definition of Semispinal muscle of head

1. Origin, transverse processes of five or six upper thoracic and articular processes of four lower cervical vertebrae; insertion, occipital bone between superior and inferior nuchal lines; action, rotates head and draws it backward; nerve supply, dorsal primary rami of cervical spinal nerves. Synonym: musculus semispinalis capitis, musculus complexus, semispinal muscle of head. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Semispinal Muscle Of Head

semiskilled(a)
semisoft
semisolid
semisolids
semisomnia
semispace
semispaces
semispeaker
semispeakers
semisphere
semispheres
semispherical
semispheroidal
semispinal
semispinal muscle
semispinal muscle of head (current term)
semispinal muscle of neck
semispinal muscle of thorax
semispinalis capitis
semispinalis cervicis muscle
semispinalis muscle
semispinalis thoracis
semispinors
semisquare
semisquares
semistability
semistable
semistaged
semistate
semistates

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