Splenius muscle
Musculus splenius capitis
About the splenius muscle of the horse
Splenius muscle is a muscle of the neck (neck), on the right side. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus splenius 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
- Splenius muscle
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus splenius capitis
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
The splenius muscle in other animals
The same structure in the other animals in the Library, to compare.
Questions about the splenius muscle
- What is the Latin name of the splenius muscle?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the splenius muscle is called Musculus splenius capitis.
- Where is the splenius muscle of the horse?
- Splenius muscle is a muscle of the neck (neck), on the right side.
See the splenius 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.
