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===== [[Summary Article|'''SUMMARY''']] =====
1. Flexion: by longus capitis, (bilateral) sternocledomastoids
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<br/>2. Extension: by semispinalis capitis
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<br/>3. Abduction/lateral flexion: by (unilateral) scalenus anterior, sternocleidomastoid, trapezius, longismus capitis, etc. 
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<br/>4. Rotation: by (unilateral) sternocleidomastoid, splenius capitis and inferior oblique
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<br/><b>Image:</b> Dr. Appukutty Manickam.


==Reference(s)==
R.M.H McMinn (1998). Last’s anatomy: regional and applied. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. [https://amzn.to/3xyB8Wc Get it on Amazon.]
<br/>Drake, Richard L., et al. Gray's Anatomy for Students. Elsevier, 2023. [https://amzn.to/3KhTEtQ Get it on Amazon.]

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