Longissimus muscle of the atlas
Musculus longissimus atlantis
Extends the neck and bends it to its own side.
About the longissimus muscle of the atlas of the horse
Longissimus muscle of the atlas is a muscle of the neck (neck), one on each side of the body. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus longissimus atlantis. 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
- Articular processes of the cranial thoracic and caudal cervical vertebrae.
- Insertion
- Wing of the atlas.
- Action
- Extends the neck and bends it to its own side.
- Nerve
- Cervical spinal nerves, their dorsal rami.
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
- Longissimus muscle of the atlas
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus longissimus atlantis
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
Questions about the longissimus muscle of the atlas
- What is the Latin name of the longissimus muscle of the atlas?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the longissimus muscle of the atlas is called Musculus longissimus atlantis.
- Where is the longissimus muscle of the atlas of the horse?
- Longissimus muscle of the atlas is a muscle of the neck (neck), one on each side of the body.
- Where does the longissimus muscle of the atlas originate and insert?
- Origin: Articular processes of the cranial thoracic and caudal cervical vertebrae. Insertion: Wing of the atlas.
- What nerve supplies the longissimus muscle of the atlas?
- Cervical spinal nerves, their dorsal rami.
- What does the longissimus muscle of the atlas do?
- Extends the neck and bends it to its own side.
See the longissimus muscle of the atlas 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.
