Longus capitis
Longus capitis is a skeletal muscle that originates at anterior tubercles of the transverse processes of the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth cervical vertebrae Inserts to basilar part of the occipital bone, and is supplied by (artery, and nerve), and its actions include:C1, C2, C3/C4 flexion of neck at atlanto-occipital joint
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