Term Name:	prevertebral muscle
Synonyms:
Definition:	One of the muscles deep to the prevertebral fascia on the anterior surface of the cervical and superior three thoracic vertebrae, symmetrically placed on each side of the median plane, including the longus colli, longus capitis, rectus capitis anterior, and rectus capitis lateralis muscles. innervated by anterior rami of cervical spinal nerves.
Ontology:	Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0008549]