Preferred Label : longus colli muscle;
Uberon definition : The Longus colli muscle 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. The superior
oblique portion arises from the anterior tubercles of the transverse processes of
the third, fourth, and fifth cervical vertebræ and, ascending obliquely with a medial
inclination, is inserted by a narrow tendon into the tubercle on the anterior arch
of the atlas. The inferior oblique portion, the smallest part of the muscle, arises
from the front of the bodies of the first two or three thoracic vertebræ; and, ascending
obliquely in a lateral direction, is inserted into the anterior tubercles of the transverse
processes of the fifth and sixth cervical vertebræ. The vertical portion arises, below,
from the front of the bodies of the upper three thoracic and lower three cervical
vertebræ, and is inserted into the front of the bodies of the second, third, and fourth
cervical vertebræ. [WP,unvetted].;
Uberon synonym : longus colli;
Uberon related term : longi colli;
Origin ID : 0001121;
UMLS CUI : C0224169;
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The Longus colli muscle 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. The superior
oblique portion arises from the anterior tubercles of the transverse processes of
the third, fourth, and fifth cervical vertebræ and, ascending obliquely with a medial
inclination, is inserted by a narrow tendon into the tubercle on the anterior arch
of the atlas. The inferior oblique portion, the smallest part of the muscle, arises
from the front of the bodies of the first two or three thoracic vertebræ; and, ascending
obliquely in a lateral direction, is inserted into the anterior tubercles of the transverse
processes of the fifth and sixth cervical vertebræ. The vertical portion arises, below,
from the front of the bodies of the upper three thoracic and lower three cervical
vertebræ, and is inserted into the front of the bodies of the second, third, and fourth
cervical vertebræ. [WP,unvetted].
