Longissimus capitis muscle
Musculus longissimus capitis
About the longissimus capitis muscle of the horse
Longissimus capitis muscle is a muscle of the neck (neck), one on each side of the body. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus longissimus capitis. You can turn it above, see it in place in the neck of the horse, and open it inside the whole animal in Vetomica.
Terminology
- English
- Longissimus capitis muscle
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus longissimus capitis
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
Questions about the longissimus capitis muscle
- What is the Latin name of the longissimus capitis muscle?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the longissimus capitis muscle is called Musculus longissimus capitis.
- Where is the longissimus capitis muscle of the horse?
- Longissimus capitis muscle is a muscle of the neck (neck), one on each side of the body.
See the longissimus capitis muscle 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.
