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Suboccipital muscles

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Suboccipital muscles
Latin
Musculi suboccipitales
Main functions
Neck movement / Head rotation / Posture

Connections

Origin

  • Atlas
  • Axis

Insertion

  • Occipital bone
  • Atlas

Nerve supply

  • Suboccipital nerve

Includes

  • Obliquus capitis inferior
  • Obliquus capitis superior
  • Rectus capitis posterior major
  • Rectus capitis posterior minor

Articles

  • Rectus capitis posterior major and minor: origin, action

Also mentioned in

  • Obliquus capitis inferior and superior: position and function
  • Splenius capitis: position, action and difference from the SCM
  • Obliquus Capitis Inferior: Origin, Rotation and Suboccipital Triangle
  • Posterior atlanto-occipital membrane and the vertebral artery
  • Cervical Vertebrae: The 7 Vertebrae, Related Muscles and Nerves
  • Rectus capitis anterior and lateralis: position and function

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