Muscular System
Anterior & Lateral Vertebral Muscles (Left)
Musculi vertebrales anteriores et laterales
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The anterior and lateral vertebral muscles are all flexors of the head or cervical spine. These muscles include the:
- rectus capitis anterior muscle;
- rectus capitis lateralis muscle;
- longus capitis muscle;
- longus colli muscle;
- scalene muscles (anterior, middle, and posterior).
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Neck Muscle
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