Preferred Label : longissimus capitis;
Uberon definition : A longissimus muscle that lies medial to the longissimus cervicis, between it and
the semispinalis capitis. It arises by tendons from the transverse processes of the
upper four or five thoracic vertebrae, and the articular processes of the lower three
or four cervical vertebrae, and is inserted into the posterior margin of the mastoid
process, beneath the splenius capitis and sternocleidomastoid.[WP,unvetted].;
Uberon related term : trachelomastoid muscle; musculus longissimus capitis;
Origin ID : 0001403;
UMLS CUI : C0224309;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Uberon cross reference
- has muscle insertion
A longissimus muscle that lies medial to the longissimus cervicis, between it and
the semispinalis capitis. It arises by tendons from the transverse processes of the
upper four or five thoracic vertebrae, and the articular processes of the lower three
or four cervical vertebrae, and is inserted into the posterior margin of the mastoid
process, beneath the splenius capitis and sternocleidomastoid.[WP,unvetted].
