Prevertebral Muscles Flashcards
1
Q
What are the prevertebral muscles?
A
Longus colli, longus capitis, rectus capitis anterior and rectus capitis lateralis.
2
Q
What muscles has the same origin as the scalenus anterior?
A
Longus capitis.
3
Q
What’s the origin of the rectus capitis anterior?
A
Anterior surface of the lateral mass of atlas vertebra.
4
Q
What’s the origin of the rectus capitis lateralis?
A
The transverse process of the atlas vertebra
