Muscles around the Cervical Spine

Courtesy: Prof Nabile Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, United States

 

Bony Anatomy of the Cervical Spine

The cervical spine consists of:

• C1

• C2

• C3

• C4

• C5

• C6

• C7

• T1

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Posterior View: Muscular Anatomy

(Arranged from deep to superficial)

1. Rectus capitis posterior minor

2. Rectus capitis posterior major

3. Obliquus capitis superior

4. Obliquus capitis inferior

5. Spinalis cervicis muscle

6. Semispinalis capitis muscle

7. Splenius capitis muscle

8. Longissimus capitis muscle

9. Sternocleidomastoid muscle

10. Trapezius muscle

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Anterior View: Bony and Muscular Anatomy

Bony Structures

• Clavicle

• Manubrium of the sternum

• First rib

• Second rib

• Scapula

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Muscles and Soft Tissue Structures

(Arranged from deep to superficial)

1. Posterior scalene muscle

2. Middle scalene muscle

3. Anterior scalene muscle

4. Longus capitis muscle

5. Longus colli muscle

6. Rectus capitis anterior muscle

7. Rectus capitis lateralis muscle

8. Sternocleidomastoid muscle

9. Hyoid bone

10. Sternohyoid muscle

11. Omohyoid muscle

12. Thyrohyoid muscle

13. Trapezius muscle

14. Platysma muscle

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Lateral View: Muscular Anatomy

(Arranged from superficial to deep)

1. Platysma muscle

2. Sternocleidomastoid muscle

3. Trapezius muscle

4. Posterior scalene muscle

5. Middle scalene muscle

6. Anterior scalene muscle

7. Thyrohyoid muscle

8. Omohyoid muscle

9. Sternohyoid muscle