Rectus capitis anterior muscle

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Rectus capitis anterior muscle
The anterior vertebral muscles. Rectus capitis anterior muscle labeled in purple
Latin	musculus rectus capitis anterior
Gray's	subject #113 395
Origin	atlas
Insertion	occipital bone
Artery:
Nerve:	C1
Action:	flexion of neck at atlanto-occipital joint
Dorlands /Elsevier	m_22/12550444

The rectus capitis anterior (rectus capitis anticus minor) is a short, flat muscle, situated immediately behind the upper part of the Longus capitis.

It arises from the anterior surface of the lateral mass of the atlas, and from the root of its transverse process, and passing obliquely upward and medialward, is inserted into the inferior surface of the basilar part of the occipital bone immediately in front of the foramen magnum.

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Occipital bone. Outer surface.

Base of skull. Inferior surface.

[edit] External links

• LUC rca
• -1227882416 at GPnotebook
• Rectus+capitis+anterior+muscle at eMedicine Dictionary
• PTCentral

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v • d • e List of muscles of head and neck: the neck Cervical CN VII (superficial): platysma CN XI (deep): sternocleidomastoid Suprahyoid CN V3 (medial): mylohyoid - anterior belly of digastric CN VII (lateral): stylohyoid - posterior belly of digastric C1 (deep): geniohyoid Infrahyoid/strap C1: thyrohyoid C1-C3: sternohyoid - sternothyroid - omohyoid Vertebral C1-C6 (anterior): rectus capitis (anterior, lateralis) - longus (capitis, colli) C3-C8 (lateral): scalene (anterior, medius, posterior)