SPLENIUS CAPITUS

• Origin

Ligamentum Nuchae, C7-T4 Vertebrae

• Insertion

Mastoid Process of the Temporal Bone and Occipital Bone

• Agonist(s)

- Semispinalis capitis

- Longissimus capitis

• Antagonist(s)

- Sternocleidomastoid

- Levator scapulae

- Trapezius

• Function

Extension and Rotation of Head