CERVICAL SPINE-MOVEMENTS
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SUMMARY
1. Flexion: by longus capitis, (bilateral) sternocledomastoids
2. Extension: by semispinalis capitis
3. Abduction/lateral flexion: by (unilateral) scalenus anterior, sternocleidomastoid, trapezius, longismus capitis, etc.
4. Rotation: by (unilateral) sternocleidomastoid, splenius capitis and inferior oblique
Image: Dr. Appukutty Manickam.
Reference(s)
R.M.H McMinn (1998). Last’s anatomy: regional and applied. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. Get it on Amazon.
Drake, Richard L., et al. Gray's Anatomy for Students. Elsevier, 2023. Get it on Amazon.
