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• The superficial portion runs beneath the Splenius, giving off branches which pierce that muscle to supply the Trapezius and anastomose with the ascending branch of the transverse cervical: the deep portion runs down between the Semispinales capitis and colli, and anastomoses with the vertebral and with the a. profunda cervicalis, a branch of the costocervical trunk. VI. The Arteries. 3a. 2. The External Carotid Artery
• The trapezius, the splenius, the scaleni, and the levator scapulæ muscle may also undergo shortening, along with their investing sheaths derived from the cervical fascia. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
• Attached to the mastoid process are the mm. sternocleidomastoideus, splenius capitis, and longissimus capitis.
• The patient underwent magnetic resonance imaging with contrast, which showed the mass to be well circumscribed and located between the right splenius and semispinalis cervicis muscles.
• Rhomboideus-occipitalis passes between trapezius and splenius to reach the occipital bone.
• In another report, splenius colli accessorius or rhomboaxoides was found arising from the fascia of rhomboideus minor and serratus posterior inferior.
• The trapezius, the splenius, the scaleni, and the levator scapulæ muscle may also undergo shortening, along with their investing sheaths derived from the cervical fascia. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
• The splenius represents a superficial prolongation of the lateral column of muscle to the head.
• The contents of the larger posterior cervical triangle, formed by B, the sterno-mastoid before; 9, the splenius; and 8, the trapezius behind, and by the clavicle below, are the following mentioned structures -- viz., Surgical Anatomy
• Atlantomastoideus may also have a connection with splenius capitis, a union more difficult to explain embryologically.