It is broad in the middle, narrow and pointed at either end, and consists of three portions, a superior oblique, an inferior oblique, and a vertical.
The superior oblique portion arises from the anterior tubercles of the transverse processes of the third, fourth, and fifth cervical vertebrae and, ascending obliquely with a medial inclination, is inserted by a narrow tendon into the tubercle on the anterior arch of the atlas.
The inferior oblique portion, the smallest part of the muscle, arises from the front of the bodies of the first two or three thoracic vertebrae; and, ascending obliquely in a lateral direction, is inserted into the anterior tubercles of the transverse processes of the fifth and sixth cervical vertebrae.
The vertical portion arises, below, from the front of the bodies of the upper three thoracic and lower three cervical vertebrae, and is inserted into the front of the bodies of the second, third, and fourth cervical vertebrae.
It is commonly injured in rear end whiplash injuries, usually resulting from a car crash.
This muscle is in front of the spine and is thought by some scientists that it may cause some whiplash patients to have an unnatural lack of curvature in the patients' neck.
Acute calcific tendinitis of the longus colli muscle can occur. This presents with acute onset of neck pain, stiffness, dysphagia and odynophagia, and must be distinguished from retropharyngeal abscess and other sinister conditions. Imaging diagnosis is by CT or MRI, demonstrating calcification in the muscle in addition to retropharyngeal oedema. Treatment is supportive, with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.[1][2][3]
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 394 of the 20th edition ofGray's Anatomy(1918)
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^Amini, Behrang. "Calcific tendinitis of the longus colli muscle | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org". radiopaedia.org. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
^Ade, Tunguturi, Mitchell (August 2017). (PDF). Neurology Bulletin. 5: 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2017-08-20.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Dargham, Hanadi Abou; Bytyci, Faton; Shuman, Christian; Stolear, Anton (2017-05-27). "A rare cause of acute dysphagia: acute calcific tendonitis of the longus colli muscle". BMJ Case Reports. 2017: bcr–2017–219684. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-219684. ISSN 1757-790X. PMC5612563. PMID 28551599.
longus, colli, muscle, longus, colli, muscle, latin, long, muscle, neck, muscle, human, body, anterior, vertebral, muscles, longus, colli, labeled, vertically, center, left, center, right, detailsorigintransverse, processes, t3insertionanterior, arch, atlasart. The longus colli muscle Latin for long muscle of the neck is a muscle of the human body Longus colli muscleThe anterior vertebral muscles Longus colli labeled vertically at center left and center right DetailsOriginTransverse processes of C5 to T3InsertionAnterior arch of the atlasArteryAscending pharyngeal artery and vertebral arteriesNerveC2 C6ActionsFlexes the neck and headIdentifiersLatinmusculus longus colliTA98A04 2 01 002TA22148FMA13370Anatomical terms of muscle edit on Wikidata The longus colli is situated on the anterior surface of the vertebral column between the atlas and the third thoracic vertebra It is broad in the middle narrow and pointed at either end and consists of three portions a superior oblique an inferior oblique and a vertical The superior oblique portion arises from the anterior tubercles of the transverse processes of the third fourth and fifth cervical vertebrae and ascending obliquely with a medial inclination is inserted by a narrow tendon into the tubercle on the anterior arch of the atlas The inferior oblique portion the smallest part of the muscle arises from the front of the bodies of the first two or three thoracic vertebrae and ascending obliquely in a lateral direction is inserted into the anterior tubercles of the transverse processes of the fifth and sixth cervical vertebrae The vertical portion arises below from the front of the bodies of the upper three thoracic and lower three cervical vertebrae and is inserted into the front of the bodies of the second third and fourth cervical vertebrae Contents 1 Clinical significance 2 Additional Images 3 References 4 External linksClinical significance editIt is commonly injured in rear end whiplash injuries usually resulting from a car crash This muscle is in front of the spine and is thought by some scientists that it may cause some whiplash patients to have an unnatural lack of curvature in the patients neck Acute calcific tendinitis of the longus colli muscle can occur This presents with acute onset of neck pain stiffness dysphagia and odynophagia and must be distinguished from retropharyngeal abscess and other sinister conditions Imaging diagnosis is by CT or MRI demonstrating calcification in the muscle in addition to retropharyngeal oedema Treatment is supportive with non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs 1 2 3 Additional Images edit nbsp Longus colli muscle nbsp Longus colli muscle nbsp Longus colli muscleReferences edit nbsp This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 394 of the 20th edition of Gray s Anatomy 1918 Specific Amini Behrang Calcific tendinitis of the longus colli muscle Radiology Reference Article Radiopaedia org radiopaedia org Retrieved 2017 08 20 Ade Tunguturi Mitchell August 2017 Acute Calcific Longus Colli Tendinitis An Underdiagnosed Cause of Neck Pain and Dysphagia PDF Neurology Bulletin 5 2013 Archived from the original PDF on 2017 08 09 Retrieved 2017 08 20 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Dargham Hanadi Abou Bytyci Faton Shuman Christian Stolear Anton 2017 05 27 A rare cause of acute dysphagia acute calcific tendonitis of the longus colli muscle BMJ Case Reports 2017 bcr 2017 219684 doi 10 1136 bcr 2017 219684 ISSN 1757 790X PMC 5612563 PMID 28551599 External links editPTCentral spinal injury database Portal nbsp Anatomy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Longus colli muscle amp oldid 1071109560, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
