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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).
Good question. The brachialis only functions as an elbow flexor. It is a synergist muscle of elbow flexion and works in conjunction with three other muscles: biceps brachii, brachioradialis, and pronator teres. The contraction of all four muscles occur synergistically to flex the elbow with wrist position being a large factor in controlling which muscle(s) take up the brunt of the work.