Brachiocephalicus
Musculus brachiocephalicus
About the brachiocephalicus of the horse
Brachiocephalicus is a muscle of the neck (neck), one on each side of the body. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus brachiocephalicus. You can turn it above, see it in place in the neck of the horse, 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
- The nuchal crest of the occipital bone, the mastoid process and the wing of the atlas.
- Insertion
- The deltoid tuberosity and the crest of the humerus.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the horse; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Brachiocephalicus
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus brachiocephalicus
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
The brachiocephalicus in other animals
The same structure in the other animals in the Library, to compare.
Questions about the brachiocephalicus
- What is the Latin name of the brachiocephalicus?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the brachiocephalicus is called Musculus brachiocephalicus.
- Where is the brachiocephalicus of the horse?
- Brachiocephalicus is a muscle of the neck (neck), one on each side of the body.
- Where does the brachiocephalicus originate and insert?
- Origin: The nuchal crest of the occipital bone, the mastoid process and the wing of the atlas. Insertion: The deltoid tuberosity and the crest of the humerus.
See the brachiocephalicus inside the whole horse.
Vetomica opens on this structure with every layer of the horse 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.
