The long muscle of the head

The long muscle of the head , m. Longus caputs, begins from the anterior tubercles of III-VI cervical vertebrae, is directed upward and attached to the lower surface of the basilar portion of the occipital bone, somewhat posteriorly from the pharyngeal tubercle.

Function: tilts the head and cervical spine forward.

Innervation: nn. Cervicales (C1-C4).

Blood supply: aa. Vertebralis, cervicalis profunda.

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