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Neck, Head Muscle Group 7 – Muscles that move the neck and head are illustrated as a group on this page. The following four pages have tables and figures that describe each muscle individually, and provide many ways of comparing and contrasting the muscles to each other. Semispinalis Capitis Suboccipital Group Levator Scapula 7 Splenius Capitis Upper Trapezius Splenius Capitis Splenius Cervicis Splenius Cervicis Suboccipital Group Semispinalis Capitis Sternocleidomastoid Splenius Capitis Semispinalis Capitis Levator Scapula Levator Scapula Splenius Capitis Upper Trapezius Splenius Cervicis Splenius Cervicis Scalenes Scalenes Base of Skull – Inferior View Note: Some of the muscles in this group use reversed O/I actions. Masseter (see Muscle Group 6, p. 115) Temporalis Lateral Pterygoid Medial Pterygoid Stylohyoid Longus Capitis Digastric Rectus Capitis Anterior Longissimus Capitis (see Muscle Group 8) (foramen magnum) (occipital condyle) Sternocleidomastoid Rectus Capitis Lateralis Splenius Capitis Origins are red Insertions are blue Suboccipital Group: Oblique Capitis Superior Rectus Capitis Posterior Major Rectus Capitis Posterior Minor (inferior nuchal line) (superior nuchal line) Semispinalis Capitis Trapezius Attachment sites for all muscles in Group 7 Mastering Muscles & Movement © 2007 www.musclesandmovement.com Chapter 5 – Muscles That Move the Axial Skeleton 123
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