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The splenius muscle is a superficial (top layer) muscle found on each side of the neck. It attaches the cervical (neck) and thoracic (upper back) vertebrae to the skull (mastoid process of temporal bone).ctivities that cause splenius muscle pain and symptoms in the horse: 1  A rider who constantly pulls or balances on the reins (lesson horse, rental horse). 2  A horse whose discipline requires collection and flexion of the head/neck (dressage, race horses).
The splenius capitis (/ËspliËni.És ËkaepÉ¨tÉ¨s/) (ËkÃ¦pÉ¨tÉ¨s From greek, splenion splÃ©nÃ­on, meaning Bandage and, latin caput) meaning head is, a broad straplike muscle in the back of. The neck it pulls on the base of the skull from the vertebrae in the neck and. upper thoraxhe splenius capitis is deep to sternocleidomastoideus at the mastoid process, and to the trapezius for its lower portion. It is one of the muscles that forms the floor of the posterior triangle of the neck. The splenius capitis muscle is innervated by the posterior ramus of spinal nerves C3 and C4.