longus capitis - definition of longus capitis in the Medical dictionary - by the Free Online Medical Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

4) In addition, the craniocervical region is supported by muscles that attach to the cranium and span the upper cervical motion segments, such as the longus capitis muscle anteriorly and the subocciptal extensor, semispinalis, and splenius capitis muscles posteriorly.

Effect of neck exercise on sitting posture in patients with chronic ... by Hodges Paul / Physical Therapy

With EMG electrodes placed on the posterior oropharyngeal wall, they were able to record increasing levels of EMG signals of the longus colli and longus capitis muscles with increasing levels of craniocervical flexion while the levels of EMG signals of the SCM and anterior scalene muscles, although somewhat active, remained relatively stable.

Reliability of a measurement of neck flexor muscle endurance by Wainner, Robert S. / Physical Therapy

The longus capitis and rectus capitis anterior muscles attach deeply to the front of the cervical spine and superiorly onto the

A new method of isometric dynamometry for the craniocervical flexor ... by Jull, Gwendolen A. / Physical Therapy

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