Longus Colli

Information about Longus Colli



The anterior vertebral muscles. (Longus colli labeled vertically at center left and center right.)
Latin	musculus longus colli
	subject #113 394
Origin:	Transverse processes of C-3 - C-6
Insertion:	Inferior surface of the occipital bone
Artery:
Nerve:	C2-C6
Action:	Flexes the neck and head
Dorlands/Elsevier	m_22/12549740

The Longus colli muscle is a muscle of the human body.

The Longus colli is situated on the anterior surface of the vertebral column, between the atlas and the third thoracic vertebra.

It is broad in the middle, narrow and pointed at either end, and consists of three portions, a superior oblique, an inferior oblique, and a vertical.

The superior oblique portion arises from the anterior tubercles of the transverse processes of the third, fourth, and fifth cervical vertebræ and, ascending obliquely with a medial inclination, is inserted by a narrow tendon into the tubercle on the anterior arch of the atlas.
The inferior oblique portion, the smallest part of the muscle, arises from the front of the bodies of the first two or three thoracic vertebræ; and, ascending obliquely in a lateral direction, is inserted into the anterior tubercles of the transverse processes of the fifth and sixth cervical vertebræ.
The vertical portion arises, below, from the front of the bodies of the upper three thoracic and lower three cervical vertebræ, and is inserted into the front of the bodies of the second, third, and fourth cervical vertebræ.

Clinical significance

It is commonly injured in rear end whiplash injuries, usually resulting from a car crash.

This muscle is in front of the spine and is thought by some scientists that it may cause some whiplash patients to have an unnatural lack of curvature in the patients' neck.

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• • [ e] Muscles of head and neck: the neck
CERVICAL	platysma - sternocleidomastoid
SUPRAHYOID	digastric - stylohyoid - mylohyoid - geniohyoid
INFRAHYOID/STRAP	sternohyoid - sternothyroid - thyrohyoid - omohyoid
VERTEBRAL — ANTERIOR	longus colli - longus capitis - rectus capitis anterior - rectus capitis lateralis
LATERAL	scalene (anterior - medius - posterior)

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Official status
Official language of: Vatican City
Used for official purposes, but not spoken in everyday speech
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bold refer to the diagram at right.)

In the skull (8):

1-9. cranium
7. mandible

''In the middle ears (6):

malleus
incus
stapes

In the throat (1):

hyoid

In the shoulder girdle (4):
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bold refer to the diagram at right.)

In the skull (8):

1-9. cranium
7. mandible

''In the middle ears (6):

malleus
incus
stapes

In the throat (1):

hyoid

In the shoulder girdle (4):
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The occipital bone, a saucer-shaped membrane bone situated at the back and lower part of the cranium, is trapezoid in shape and curved on itself. It is pierced by a large oval aperture, the foramen magnum, through which the cranial cavity communicates with the vertebral canal.
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Accessory obturator nerve
Alderman's nerve
Anococcygeal nerve
Ansa cervicalis
Anterior interosseous nerve
Anterior superior alveolar nerve
Aortic plexus
Auerbach's plexus
Auriculotemporal nerve
Axillary nerve

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vertebral column (backbone or spine) is a column of 34 vertebrae, the sacrum, intervertebral discs, and the coccyx situated in the dorsal aspect of the torso, separated by spinal discs. It houses the spinal cord in its spinal canal.
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In anatomy, the atlas (C1) is the topmost (first) cervical vertebra of the spine.

It is named for the Atlas of mythology, because it supports the globe of the head.
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The thoracic vertebrae compose the middle segment of the vertebral column, between the cervical vertebrae and the lumbar vertebrae. They are intermediate in size between those of the cervical and lumbar regions; they increase in size as one proceeds down the spine, the upper
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anterior tubercle for the attachment of the Longus colli muscles.

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Cervical vertebra

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.
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In vertebrates, cervical vertebrae (singular: vertebra) are those vertebrae immediately behind (caudal to) the skull.

Variation among species

In some species, some parts of the skull may be composed of vertebra-like elements, e.g.
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The anterior arch of the atlas forms about one-fifth of the ring of the atlas: its anterior surface is convex, and presents at its center the anterior tubercle for the attachment of the Longus colli muscles; posteriorly it is concave, and marked by a smooth, oval or circular facet
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The transverse processes of a vertebra, two in number, project one at either side from the point where the lamina joins the pedicle, between the superior and inferior articular processes. They serve for the attachment of muscles and ligaments.
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MeSH D014911 Whiplash is the common name for neck sprains, such as those caused by hyper extension/flexion injury to the cervical, thoracic or lumbar spines. The injury is referred to as "whiplash" due to the neck or back being thrown forwards and/or backwards at a rapid
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In human anatomy, the sternocleidomastoid (pronounced /ˌstɚ.noˌkli.dəˈmæs.tɔɪ̯d/) muscles are anterior muscles in the neck that act to flex and rotate the head.
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