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There are three muscles that help to turn your head in a left to right fashion. They include the Sternoclidomastoid, Semisplenoious Capitus, and the Splenious Capitus.

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The two major neck muscles are platysma and the sternocleidomastoid.

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You use muscles to move your neck.

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Which parts of the body involved in speaking?

Respiratory muscles means thorax, laryngeal muscles means neck, ears and brain are involved in phonation or speaking.


What type of muscle is associated with the neck?

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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Which of the cervical muscles can be palpated in the neck?

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The muscles by your neck are called "Upper Trapezius" which gives the shape beside your neck more bulky.


What are the muscles around your neck called?

The muscles by your neck are called "Upper Trapezius" which gives the shape beside your neck more bulky.


Which muscles do you use to nod?

The sternocleidomastoid muscles are the major muscles that assist you in flexing the neck, along with the longus capitis and a few other small deep muscles of the anterior neck. These flex the neck and head forward or anteriorly. The splenius capitis, semispinalis capitis and longissimus capitis are the major extensor muscles of the neck. These extend the neck upward and backward or posteriorly.


What do neck muscles help you with?

You move your neck thousands of time per day. The number will be very high by the time you reach the age of fifty or sixty. All this movements are done by neck muscles. But the main function of the neck muscles is to protect your vertebral column by the tone of muscles.


What are the neck extensors?

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What muscles are involved in a splenectomy?

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