Rectus capitis posterior minor muscle
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| Rectus capitis posterior minor muscle | ||
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| Deep muscles of the back. (Rect. post. minor labeled at top center.) | ||
| Latin | musculus rectus capitis posterior minor | |
| Gray's | subject #116 401 | |
| Origin: | the tubercle on the posterior arch of the atlas | |
| Insertion: | the medial part of the inferior nuchal line of the occipital bone and the surface between it and the foramen magnum | |
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| Nerve: | a branch of the dorsal primary division of the suboccipital nerve | |
| Action: | extends the head at the neck | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | m_22/12550468 | |
The Rectus capitis posterior minor (Rectus capitis posticus minor) arises by a narrow pointed tendon from the tubercle on the posterior arch of the atlas, and, widening as it ascends, is inserted into the medial part of the inferior nuchal line of the occipital bone and the surface between it and the foramen magnum.
The synergists are the rectus capitus posterior major and Obliquus capitis.
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