overlaps adult prothoracic segment adult somatic muscle somatic muscle of neck 2022-07-05T13:30:44Z fly_anatomy.ontology cervical muscle Somatic muscle that contributes to movement of the head, via the neck (Gorko et al., 2024). Most neck muscle cells are contained in the thorax and control head movements either through long tendons that travel through the neck to attach to the head directly or indirectly by moving the cervical sclerite (Gorko et al., 2024). Most neck muscles are innervated by a single motor neuron (Gorko et al., 2024). skeletal muscle of neck FBbt:00058816