How To Use Splenius In A Sentence

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.