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Back and Neck Basics; Photo of woman getting massage

Your Neck Muscles

Your neck muscles work with muscles in your shoulders, chest, and back. Keeping all these muscles strong and flexible helps support the bones, joints, and ligaments in your neck. If you don’t exercise these muscles, they’re likely to become stiff and weak.

Cutaway view of neck
Side View

 

Cutaway view of neck
Back View

Online Source: Baylor College of Medicine. The Bobby R. Alford Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Sciences http://www.bcm.edu/oto/studs/anat/neck.html
Online Medical Reviewer: Bhattacharyya, Tim MD
Date Last Reviewed: 10/20/2005
Date Last Modified: 4/23/2004