longus capitis (musculus rectus capitis anticus major)
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Origin
- anterior tubercles of transverse processes of 3rd to 6th cervical vertebrae
Insertion
basilar process of occipital bone
Action
twists or flexes neck anteriorly
Innervation
More general terms
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999