Longissimus capitis
Musculus longissimus capitis
Extends the head, or turns it to the side when acting alone.
About the longissimus capitis of the pig
Longissimus capitis is a muscle of the body (trunk), 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 body of the pig, 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
- Transverse and articular processes of the cranial thoracic and caudal cervical vertebrae.
- Insertion
- Mastoid process of the temporal bone.
- Action
- Extends the head, or turns it to the side when acting alone.
- Nerve
- Dorsal branches of the cervical nerves.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the pig; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Longissimus capitis
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus longissimus capitis
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
Questions about the longissimus capitis
- What is the Latin name of the longissimus capitis?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the longissimus capitis is called Musculus longissimus capitis.
- Where is the longissimus capitis of the pig?
- Longissimus capitis is a muscle of the body (trunk), one on each side of the body.
- Where does the longissimus capitis originate and insert?
- Origin: Transverse and articular processes of the cranial thoracic and caudal cervical vertebrae. Insertion: Mastoid process of the temporal bone.
- What nerve supplies the longissimus capitis?
- Dorsal branches of the cervical nerves.
- What does the longissimus capitis do?
- Extends the head, or turns it to the side when acting alone.
See the longissimus capitis inside the whole pig.
Vetomica opens on this structure with every layer of the pig 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.
