Longus colli muscle | |
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![]() The anterior vertebral muscles. (Longus colli labeled vertically at center left and center right.) | |
Details | |
Origin | Transverse processes of C5 to T3 |
Insertion | Anterior arch of the atlas |
Artery | Ascending pharyngeal artery and vertebral arteries |
Nerve | C2–C6 |
Actions | Flexes the neck and head |
Identifiers | |
Latin | musculus longus colli |
TA98 | A04.2.01.002 |
TA2 | 2148 |
FMA | 13370 |
Anatomical terms of muscle |
The longus colli muscle (Latin for long muscle of the neck) is a muscle of the human body.
The longus colli is situated on the anterior surface of the vertebral column, between the atlas and the third thoracic vertebra.
It is broad in the middle, narrow and pointed at either end, and consists of three portions, a superior oblique, an inferior oblique, and a vertical.