Diet and Nutrition News & Advice. Supporting Sustainability on International Youth Day. August 12th is International Youth Day! The United Nations first designated International Youth Day in 2000 to draw attention to the health, cultural, and economic issues on a...
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).
Click to read more below. The trapezius is one of the major muscles of the back and is responsible for moving, rotating, and stabilizing the scapula (shoulder blade) and extending the head at the neck. It is a wide, flat, superficial muscle that covers most of the upper back and the posterior of the neck.Like most other muscles, there are two trapezius muscles â a left and a right trapezius â that are symmetrical and meet at the vertebral column.The trapezius arises from ligaments at its origins along the nuchal crest of the occipital bone and the spinous processes of the cervical and thoracic vertebrae....ike most other muscles, there are two trapezius muscles â a left and a right trapezius â that are symmetrical and meet at the vertebral column. The trapezius arises from ligaments at its origins along the nuchal crest of the occipital bone and the spinous processes of the cervical and thoracic vertebrae....