somatic muscle of neck [FBbt_00058816]

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. (Miller, 1950, Gorko et al., 2024)