Suboccipital & Deep Neck Muscles Flashcards
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Rectus Capitis Posterior Minor?
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Origin : Posterior tubercle on the posterior arch of the C1 vertebrae
Insertion : the medial third of the inferior nuchal line
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Rectus Capitis Posterior Major
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Origin : Spinous Process of the C2 vertebrae
Insertion : Lateral part of the inferior nuchal line of the occipital bone.
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Obliquus Capitis Inferior?
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Origin : Spinous process of the C2 vertebrae
Insertion : Transverse process of the C1 vertebra
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Obliquus capitis superior?
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Origin : Transverse process of C1
Insertion: Occipital bone between the superior and the inferior nuchal lines
