Suboccipital Triangle Flashcards
1
Q
What is the superiolateral border of the suboccipital triangle?
A
Obliques capitas superior
2
Q
What is the inferior border of the suboccipital triangle?
A
Obliques capitas inferior
3
Q
What is the superiomedial border of the suboccipital triangle?
A
Rectus capitis posterior major
4
Q
What is the suboccipital triangle innervated by?
A
Suboccipital nerve (C1)
5
Q
What is the roof of the suboccipital triangle?
A
Semispinalis capitis
6
Q
What is the floor of the suboccipital triangle?
A
posterior atlanto-occipital membrane
7
Q
What artery supplies the suboccipital triangle?
A
vertebral artery