Dissection of head and neck from a posterior approach
Semispinalis capitis and cervicis muscles
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Dissection of head and neck from a posterior approach
Semispinalis capitis and cervicis muscles
The splenius muscles have been cut away and the fascia completely removed from the semispinalis muscles.
- Occipital bone
- Remnant of insertion of splenius capitis muscle
- Occipital artery
- Third occipital nerve
- Mastoid process (partially removed laterally)
- Nuchal ligament
- Semispinalis capitis muscle
- Longus capitis muscle
- Middle scalene muscle
- Tendon of origin of levator scapulae muscle (cut across)
- Longissimus cervicis muscle
- Posterior scalene muscle
- Rib I
- External intercostal muscle
- Iliocostalis cervicis muscle
- Rib II
- Greater occipital
- Lesser occipital nerve
- Sternocleidomastoid muscle
- Aponeurosis of origin of splenius capitis muscle
- Spinous process cervical vertebra VI
- Interspinalis muscle
- Semispinalis cervicis muscle
- Trapezius muscle