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Muscles of Neck and Vertebral Column
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- 1Suprahyoidelevates hyoid
- 2DigrasticOrigin: Lower margin of mandible
Insertion: Hyoid
Action: Elevates hyoid (Suprahyoid) - 3StylohyoidOrigin: Styloid process of temporal bone
Insertion: Hyoid
Action: Elevates hyoid (Suprahyoid) - 4MylohyoidOrigin: Medial aspect of mandible
- 5GeniohyoidOrigin: Inner surface of mandible
Insertion: Hyoid
Action: Superior and anterior movement of hyoid - 6Infrahyoiddepresses hyoid
- 7OmohyoidOrigin: Scapula
Insertion: Hyoid
Action: Depresses hyoid - 8SternohyoidOrigin: Manubrium
Insertion: Hyoid - 9ThyrohyoidOrigin: Thyroid cartilage
Insertion: Hyoid
Action: Depresses hyoid - 10SternothyroidOrigin: Manubrium and clavicle
Insertion: Thyroid cartilage
Action: Pulls thyroid cartilage inferiorly - 11SternoclediomastoidOrigin: Manubrium and clavicle
Insertion: Temporal bone
Action: Prime mover - head flexion
(Anterolateral) - 12ScalenesOrigin: Cervical vertebrates (transverse process)
Insertion: First two ribs
Action: Elevates ribs, flex & rotate neck - 13Splenius (capitis and cervicis)Origin: Spinous process of C7-T6
Insertion: Temporal and occipital bones (capitis) ; C2-C4, transverse process (cervicis)
Action: Extend head (group muscles), rotate & bend head (individual muscles)
[intrinsic superficial muscles of back] - 14iliocostalisOrigin: iliac crests (lumborum); inferior 6 ribs (thoracis) ; ribs 3-6 (cervicis)
Insertion: Angles of ribs (L&T) ; C6-C4
Action: extend vertebral column, bend vertebral column when acting on one side
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- Muscles attached to neck and vertebral column
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- Mansi Trikha
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