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    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@type": "Dataset",
    "name": "M. Splenius Capitis — surface EMG electrode placement",
    "id": "splenius_capitis_l",
    "slug": "splenius-capitis-l",
    "url": {
        "en": "https://emgguide.de/muscle/splenius-capitis-l",
        "de": "https://emgguide.de/de/muscle/splenius-capitis-l",
        "viewer3d": "https://emgguide.de/?muscle=splenius_capitis_l",
        "json": "https://emgguide.de/muscle/splenius-capitis-l.json"
    },
    "names": {
        "latin": "M. Splenius Capitis",
        "en": "Splenius Capitis",
        "de": "Riemenmuskel"
    },
    "side": "left",
    "region": {
        "key": "HEAD_NECK",
        "en": "Head & Neck",
        "de": "Kopf & Nacken"
    },
    "placementStandard": "none: no documented surface EMG electrode position for this muscle (no SENIAM recommendation, no peer-reviewed source)",
    "source": null,
    "electrode": {
        "position": {
            "en": null,
            "de": null
        },
        "orientation": {
            "en": null,
            "de": null
        },
        "sensorRules": null
    },
    "landmarks": null,
    "anatomy": {
        "function": {
            "en": "Ipsilateral rotation and lateral flexion, head extension",
            "de": "Ipsilaterale Rotation und Lateralflexion, Extension des Kopfes"
        },
        "origin": {
            "en": "Proc. spinosi C4–Th3, Lig. nuchae",
            "de": "Proc. spinosi C4–Th3, Lig. nuchae"
        },
        "insertion": {
            "en": "Mastoid process, superior nuchal line (lateral)",
            "de": "Processus mastoideus, Linea nuchalis superior (lateral)"
        },
        "innervation": {
            "en": null,
            "de": null
        }
    },
    "testMovement": {
        "en": "Head extension against resistance",
        "de": "Kopf in Rückneigung gegen Widerstand (Extension)"
    },
    "placementNotes": null,
    "mvcTest": null,
    "measurability": "no documented surface EMG electrode position",
    "license": "Free to cite with attribution to emgguide.de. Electrode placements based on SENIAM (Hermens et al. 2000) and the cited literature; not an official SENIAM product; not a substitute for medical advice.",
    "publisher": {
        "name": "EMG Guide (menios GmbH)",
        "url": "https://emgguide.de/"
    },
    "dateModified": "2026-10-21"
}