Name

# Longus Capitis

Pronunciation

(LONG-gus KAP-i-tus)

Origin/Proximal Attachment

Anterior tubercles of C3-6 transverse processes

Insertion/Distal Attachment

Base of skull anterior to occipital condyles & rectus capitis anterior

Action/Relevance

Flexes head & neck

Innervation

Ventral rami (C1-3)

Notes

Broad and thick above, narrow below, arises by four tendinous slips, from the anterior tubercles of the transverse processes of the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth cervical vertebrę, and ascends, converging toward its fellow of the opposite side, to be inserted into the inferior surface of the basilar part of the occipital bone.