A compleat treatise of the muscles as they appear in humane body, and arise in dissection with diverse anatomical observations not yet discover'd : illustrated by near fourty copper-plates, accurately delineated and engraven / by John Browne ...

Cervicalis Descendens.

THis takes its Origination from the third,* 1.1 fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh Vertebres of the Neck, and hence by Diemerbroeck is Christened by the name of Cervi∣calis Descendens, thence arising Fleshy, sending forth Tendons, somewhat downwards into the upper part of all the Ribs, di∣rectly opposite to those Tendons of the Sacrolumbus, and these Tendons thus intersecting themselves, do not work together but by turns; As the Tendons of the Descendentis Cervicalis, do draw the Ribs upwards in ••spiration,* 1.2 so the Sacrolumbal Ten∣dons in expiration do draw the Ribs downwards, so as they may be moved to, and contracted by them.

As to this Muscle the Author will further satisfie you, and therefore I recommend you to Diemerbroeck.

Notes

• * 1.1

  This doth ex∣tend the Thorax.
• * 1.2

  Exspiration.