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Yes. One major group of neck muscles supports and provides movement for the head.
Other groups of muscles in the neck and shoulders allow movement of the arms.
The neck muscles also coordinate with the muscles of the jaw.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 13y agoMany muscles are involved in moving the head and neck:
-Trapezius (upper fibers)
-Sternocleidomastoid
-Scalenes (anterior, middle and posterior)
-Suboccipital muscles (rectus capitis minor and major, and superior and inferior obliques)
-Longus coli
-Longus capitus
-Longisimus capitus
-Semispinalis capitus
-Levator scapula
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∙ 14y agoThey keep the head up and pointing where you want it.
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∙ 13y agoIt flexes as you nod. The muscles will sore if you keep doing it .
There are special muscles in the neck to move it around . As it nods ,it learns posture.
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∙ 12y agothe sternocleidomastoid muscle
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∙ 9y agoto sniff bumbhole
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What type of muscle is associated with blood vessels?
The smooth muscle type is associated with blood vessels. This muscle type is involuntary.
What type of muscle is associated with type of muscle?
there is a thigh muscle its a skeletal muscle
What type of muscle is the neck muscle?
Skeletal muscles
What type of muscle is associated with the heart?
Cardiac muscle.
What type of muscle is associated with the upper arm?
Skeletal muscle is associated with the upper arm.
What type of muscle of the neck?
Skeletal muscles
Spasms of this straplike muscle often result in wryneck or torticollis?
The sternocleidomastoid muscle in the neck. Injury also called a wry neck.
What is the type of muscle movement that involved with the sternocliedomastoid muscle?
flexion and lateral rotation of the neck
What type of muscle is associated with the calf?
skeletal
What type of tissue is associated with movement?
muscle
Which type of muscle is associated with quick contractions?
white
Is the neck muscle a skeletal muscle?
Yes, neck muscle is a skeletal muscle.There is no single neck muscle, however, all the muscles in the neck are skeletal.
