spinal muscle of neck
n.
An inconstant or rudimentary muscle with origin from the sixth and seventh cervical vertebrae, with insertion into the axis and third cervical vertebra, with nerve supply from the dorsal branches of the cervical nerve, and whose action extends the cervical spine.
Words nearby spinal muscle of neck
spinal ganglion,
spinal headache,
spinal marrow,
spinal meningitis,
spinal muscle of head,
spinal muscle of neck,
spinal muscle of thorax,
spinal nerve,
spinal paralysis,
spinal puncture,
spinal reflex