The splenius capitis (/ËspliËni.És ËkaepÉ¨tÉ¨s/) (ËkÃ¦pÉ¨tÉ¨s From greek, splenion splÃ©nÃ­on, meaning Bandage and, latin caput) meaning head is, a broad straplike muscle in the back of. The neck it pulls on the base of the skull from the vertebrae in the neck and. upper thoraxhe splenius capitis is deep to sternocleidomastoideus at the mastoid process, and to the trapezius for its lower portion. It is one of the muscles that forms the floor of the posterior triangle of the neck. The splenius capitis muscle is innervated by the posterior ramus of spinal nerves C3 and C4.
Wellesley Island. For Wellesley Island, Ontario, see Lake Rosseau. Wellesley Island in Jefferson County, New York, United States is partially in the Town of Orleans and partially in the Town of Alexandria.
Location in Nassau County and the state of New York. Location within the state of New York. Massapequa (/mÃ¦sÉËpiËkwÉ/, mass-É-PEEK-wÉ) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the southern part of the Town of Oyster Bay in southeastern Nassau County, New York, on Long Island, east of New York City.