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Muscles > Neck > Splenius

Part of the Neck muscle group
Location At the back of the neck, running down to just below shoulder level, underneath the trapezius and rhomboids
Action Bends, tilts, and rotates the head and neck
Other names Neck extensors
Notes The splenius is made up of two muscles: the splenius cervicis lies slightly further down the neck than the splenius capitis

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