Sub-Occipital Region

Question 1

What are the sub-occipital muscles?

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Which muscle attaches from the spinous process of C2 to the occiput?

Answer 2

Rectus capitis posterior major

Question 3

Which muscle attaches from the posterior tubercle of C1 to the occiput?

Answer 3

Rectus capitis posterior minor

Question 4

Which muscle attaches from the spinous process of C2 to the transverse process of C1?

Answer 4

Obliquus capitis inferior

Question 5

Which muscle attaches from the transverse process of C1 to the occiput?

Answer 5

Obliquus capitis superior

Question 6

What three muscles make up the borders of the sub-occipital triangle?

Answer 6

-Rectus capitis posterior major (RCPM)
-Obliquus capitis inferior (OCI)
-Obliquus capitis superior (OCS)

Question 7

What are the contents located in the sub-occipital triangle?

Answer 7

-Vertebral artery (loops through the transverse foramen of C1 and into the foramen magnum)
-Sub-occipital nerve (SON) - C1