Splenius muscles

Splenius muscles

The splenius muscles are:

*Splenius capitis muscle
*Splenius cervicis muscle


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  • splénius — ⇒SPLÉNIUS, subst. masc. ANAT. Chacun des deux muscles de la nuque servant à l inclinaison et à la rotation de la tête. [Le tronc accessoire du nerf vague] traverse la portion supérieure du muscle sterno mastoïdien, auquel il donne quelques… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • splenius — [splē′nē əs] n. pl. splenii [splē′nē ī΄] [ModL < L splenium, a patch, plaster < Gr splēnion, dim. of splēn,SPLEEN] either of two large, flat muscles at the back of the neck, serving to rotate and extend the head and rotate and flex the neck …   English World dictionary

  • Splenius capitis muscle — Muscle infobox Name = Splenius capitis muscle Latin = musculus splenius capitis GraySubject = 115 GrayPage = 397 Caption = Muscles connecting the upper extremity to the vertebral column. (Splenius capitis et cervicis labeled at upper right.)… …   Wikipedia

  • Splenius cervicis muscle — Muscle infobox Name = Splenius cervicis Latin = musculus splenius cervicis GraySubject = 115 GrayPage = 397 Caption = Muscles connecting the upper extremity to the vertebral column. (Splenius capitis et cervicis labeled at upper right, at neck.)… …   Wikipedia

  • splenius — See s. muscle of head, s. muscle of neck. [Mod. L. fr. G. splenion, a bandage] * * * sple·ni·us nē əs n, pl nii nē .ī either of two flat oblique muscles on each side of the back of the neck and upper thoracic region: a) SPLENIUS CAPITIS b)… …   Medical dictionary

  • splenius muscle — noun either of two flat muscles that extend from the upper vertebrae to the base of the skull and serve to rotate or flex or extend the head and neck • Syn: ↑splenius • Hypernyms: ↑skeletal muscle, ↑striated muscle …   Useful english dictionary

  • splenius — noun (plural splenii) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin splenium plaster, compress, from Greek splēnion, from splēn Date: 1732 either of two flat oblique muscles on each side of the back of the neck and upper thoracic region …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • splenius — n. either of two flat muscles at either side of the back of the neck that turn and extend the head and neck …   English contemporary dictionary

  • splenius — [ spli:nɪəs] noun (plural splenii nɪʌɪ) Anatomy either of two muscles attached to the vertebrae in the neck and upper back which draw back the head. Origin C18: mod. L., from Gk splēnion bandage …   English new terms dictionary

  • splenius — sple•ni•us [[t]ˈspli ni əs[/t]] n. pl. ni•i [[t] niˌaɪ[/t]] anat. either of a pair of broad muscles at the back of the neck, serving to lift and turn the head • Etymology: 1725–35; < NL, for L splēnium < Gk splēníon plaster, patch …   From formal English to slang

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