Omotransverse muscle
Musculus omotransversarius
Draws the forelimb forward; acting with the limb fixed, bends the neck to that side.
- System
- Muscle
- Region
- Neck
- Sides
- Left
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
- Distal scapular spine and the acromion.
- Insertion
- Wing (transverse process) of the atlas.
- Action
- Draws the forelimb forward; acting with the limb fixed, bends the neck to that side.
- Nerve
- Accessory nerve (cranial nerve XI).
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the dog; the books it was checked against are listed below.
What it works on
Between cervical trapezius and cleidocephalicus; superficial cervical lymph nodes deep to it.
Bones it takes hold of
Muscles and ligaments it works with
- Trapezius cervical part
- Cleidocephalicus
- Supraspinatus
- Serratus ventralis cervicis
Terminology
- English
- Omotransverse muscle
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus omotransversarius
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
References
Where to read this structure in full, and where the named parts above were read.
- NAV 2017Myologia: musculi colli, trunci et membri thoracici (extrinsic muscles of the thoracic limb)
- Miller's Anatomy of the Dog, 5th ed.The Muscular System: muscles of the thoracic limb (extrinsic)
- König & LiebichMuscles of the thoracic limb
- Dyce, Sack & WensingThe forelimb of the carnivores