Summary
| Location: | In the back of the neck, extending from the upper thoracic and cervical vertebrae to the upper cervical vertebrae. |
Information
| Group: | Neck |
| Subgroup: | Splenius |
| Side(s) of body: | Back |
| Function/action: | Neck Extensor, Neck Ipsilateral Rotator |
Details
| Joint: | Cervical, Thoracic |
| Bone: | Cervical Vertebrae, Thoracic Vertebrae |
| Origin: | Spinous processes of vertebrae T3-T6. |
| Insertion: | Transverse processes of vertebrae C1-C3. |
Exercises
| Secondary muscle in: | Neck Curl |