Intertransverse muscles of the neck
Musculi intertransversarii
Bend the vertebral column to the side and steady it.
About the intertransverse muscles of the neck of the dog
Intertransverse muscles of the neck is a muscle of the neck (neck), on the left side. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculi intertransversarii. You can turn it above, see it in place in the neck of the dog, and open it inside the whole animal in Vetomica.
Where it runs from and to
A muscle is told apart from its neighbours by what it takes hold of at each end, which is also what decides what it does when it shortens.
- Origin
- Transverse, articular or mamillary process of one vertebra.
- Insertion
- The matching process of the next vertebra, or of one a few segments on.
- Action
- Bend the vertebral column to the side and steady it.
- Nerve
- Dorsal and ventral branches of the spinal nerves of their segments.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the dog; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Intertransverse muscles of the neck
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculi intertransversarii
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
Questions about the intertransverse muscles of the neck
- What is the Latin name of the intertransverse muscles of the neck?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the intertransverse muscles of the neck is called Musculi intertransversarii.
- Where is the intertransverse muscles of the neck of the dog?
- Intertransverse muscles of the neck is a muscle of the neck (neck), on the left side.
- Where does the intertransverse muscles of the neck originate and insert?
- Origin: Transverse, articular or mamillary process of one vertebra. Insertion: The matching process of the next vertebra, or of one a few segments on.
- What nerve supplies the intertransverse muscles of the neck?
- Dorsal and ventral branches of the spinal nerves of their segments.
- What does the intertransverse muscles of the neck do?
- Bend the vertebral column to the side and steady it.
See the intertransverse muscles of the neck inside the whole dog.
Vetomica opens on this structure with every layer of the dog around it: peel back the skin and the muscles, cut a section through it, X-ray it, and practise naming it until you stop getting it wrong.
Free for 7 days, no card. After that the skeletons stay free.
