longus capitis (muscle)

lon·gus ca·pi·tis (mus·cle)

[TA] prevertebral muscle of neck; origin, anterior tubercles of transverse processes of third to sixth cervical vertebrae; insertion, basilar process of occipital bone; action, twists or flexes neck anteriorly; nerve supply, cervical plexus. Synonym(s): musculus longus capitis [TA], long muscle of head, musculus rectus capitis anticus major