has muscle origin has muscle origin has muscle insertion has muscle insertion transverse process of vertebra semispinalis cervicis http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Gray384.png The semispinalis cervicis (semispinalis colli), thicker than the semispinalis dorsi, arises by a series of tendinous and fleshy fibers from the transverse processes of the upper five or six thoracic vertebræ, and is inserted into the cervical spinous processes, from the axis to the fifth inclusive. The fasciculus connected with the axis is the largest, and is chiefly muscular in structure. [WP,unvetted]. FMA:22829 UBERON:0001408 EMAPA:37695 NCIT:C52991 UMLS:C0224317 MA:0002373 Wikipedia:Semispinalis_cervicis SCTID:244869009 musculus semispinalis cervicis cervical vertebra semispinalis muscle