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Splenius Muscles

The "Splenius Muscles" is a paired anatomical construct within the deep posterior cervical and thoracic musculature that functions in neck extension and head rotation, distinguished by its dual components—the splenius capitis and splenius cervicis—which originate from the spinous processes of the upper thoracic and lower cervical vertebrae and insert onto the skull and cervical transverse processes,

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9.9K

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619

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255

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2017–2026

30

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Splenius

Parents

Publications

171

Influence of Muscle Morphometry and Moment Arms on the Moment-Generating Capacity of Human Neck Muscles

Anita N. Vasavada, Siping Li, Scott L. Delp · Spine · 1998 · 483 citations

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Morphology and distribution of muscle spindles in dorsal muscles of the cat neck

F.J.R. Richmond, V. C. Abrahams · Journal of Neurophysiology · 1975 · 425 citations

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Morphology and enzyme histochemistry of dorsal muscles of the cat neck

F.J.R. Richmond, V. C. Abrahams · Journal of Neurophysiology · 1975 · 313 citations

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Muscle-fiber compartmentalization in cat splenius muscles

F.J.R. Richmond, D. R. MacGillis, David A. Scott · Journal of Neurophysiology · 1985 · 311 citations

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Fatty Infiltration in the Cervical Extensor Muscles in Persistent Whiplash-Associated Disorders

James M. Elliott, Gwendolen Jull, J. Timothy Noteboom et al. · Spine · 2006 · 270 citations

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Authors

619

  1. CF
    César Fernández‐de‐las‐Peñas

    Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain

    10 publications · 490 citations

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  2. LA
    Lars Arendt‐Nielsen

    Aalborg University, Denmark

    9 publications · 371 citations

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  3. GP
    Gunter P. Siegmund

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    7 publications · 329 citations

    7

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  4. JB
    Jean‐Sébastien Blouin

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    7 publications · 329 citations

    7

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  5. BD
    Brian D. Corneil

    Western University, Canada

    7 publications · 255 citations

    7

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Institutions

255

  1. Aalborg University

    Aalborg, Denmark

    13 h-index

    39 publications

    1.6K citations

  2. Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

    Madrid, Spain

    10 h-index

    24 publications

    1K citations

  3. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    9 h-index

    19 publications

    829 citations

  4. University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Canada

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    222 citations

  5. Queen's University

    Kingston, Canada

    5 h-index

    15 publications

    1.5K citations

  6. Western University

    London, Canada

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    266 citations

  7. Universidade de São Paulo

    São Paulo, Brazil

    4 h-index

    16 publications

    886 citations

  8. Aalborg University Hospital

    Aalborg, Denmark

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    175 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Neurophysiology

    JN · 14 publications · 2K citations

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 8 publications · 217 citations

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  3. Spine

    6 publications · 908 citations

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  4. Cephalalgia

    5 publications · 312 citations

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  5. Journal of Physical Therapy Science

    5 publications · 197 citations

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