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Splenius muscles
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Latin	musculus splenius
TA98	A04.3.02.102
TA2	2272
FMA	77180
Anatomical terminology [ edit on Wikidata]

The splenius muscles are:

• Splenius capitis muscle
• Splenius cervicis muscle

Their origins are in the upper thoracic and lower cervical spinous processes. ^[1] Their actions are to extend and ipsilaterally rotate the head and neck.

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