Prevertebral Muscles Rectus capitis lateralis- Sternocleidomastoid Rectus capitis Transverse process Splenius capitis of atlas (C1) Levator scapulae Middle scalene- Longus capitis- Posterior scalene Anterior scalene- Middle scalene Trapezius- Middle scalene Lateral cervical region,lateral view Posterior scalene Posterior scalene Spinous Anterior process scalene Lamina -Longus colli Longus colli Posterior tubercle Transverse -Anterior process tubercle Foramen transversarium Anterior view Superior view of cervical vertebraPrevertebral Muscles