Muscles of the Vertebral Column That Insert of the Skull

Question

Muscles of the vertebral column that insert of the skull include the word ________ in their names.
A) cervicis
B) thoracis
C) capitis
D) lumborum

Accepted Answer

The muscles of the vertebral column that insert on the skull include the word "capitis" in their names, such as the splenius capitis and the semispinalis capitis. "Cervicis" indicates attachment to the cervical vertebrae, "thoracis" to the thoracic vertebrae, and "lumborum" to the lumbar vertebrae.