Longus colli muscle
Musculus longus colli
Flexes the neck, drawing it down, and bends it to one side.
About the longus colli muscle of the horse
Longus colli muscle is a muscle of the neck (neck), on the left side. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus longus colli. 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 bodies of the cranial thoracic and caudal cervical vertebrae.
- Insertion
- The ventral crests of the cervical vertebrae in front, each bundle spanning two or three segments.
- Action
- Flexes the neck, drawing it down, and bends it to one side.
- Nerve
- Ventral branches of the cervical and the first thoracic nerves.
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
- Longus colli muscle
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus longus colli
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
Questions about the longus colli muscle
- What is the Latin name of the longus colli muscle?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the longus colli muscle is called Musculus longus colli.
- Where is the longus colli muscle of the horse?
- Longus colli muscle is a muscle of the neck (neck), on the left side.
- Where does the longus colli muscle originate and insert?
- Origin: The bodies of the cranial thoracic and caudal cervical vertebrae. Insertion: The ventral crests of the cervical vertebrae in front, each bundle spanning two or three segments.
- What nerve supplies the longus colli muscle?
- Ventral branches of the cervical and the first thoracic nerves.
- What does the longus colli muscle do?
- Flexes the neck, drawing it down, and bends it to one side.
See the longus colli 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.
