Rectus capitis lateralis muscle

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Rectus capitis lateralis muscle
The anterior vertebral muscles.
Latin	musculus rectus capitis lateralis
Gray's	subject #113 395
Origin
Insertion
Artery:
Nerve:	C1
Action:
Dorlands /Elsevier	m_22/12550452

For the muscle of the eye, see Lateral rectus muscle

The Rectus capitis lateralis, a short, flat muscle, arises from the upper surface of the transverse process of the atlas, and is inserted into the under surface of the jugular process of the occipital bone.

[edit] See also

• atlanto-occipital joint
• Rectus capitis posterior major muscle
• Rectus capitis posterior minor muscle
• Rectus capitis anterior muscle

[edit] Additional images

Occipital bone. Outer surface.

Base of skull. Inferior surface.

[edit] External links

• LUC rcl
• -1221263280 at GPnotebook
• 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)