suboccipital muscles
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Suboccipital muscle — Suboccipital muscles refers to the muscles located below the occipital bone. The muscles are named: Rectus capitis posterior major, Rectus capitis posterior minor, Obliquus capitis inferior, and Obliquus capitis superior. There is also a… … Wikipedia
Muscles of larynx — Muscles of larynx. Side view. Right lamina of thyroid cartilage removed. Latin musculi laryngis Gray s … Wikipedia
suboccipital nerve — n the first cervical nerve that supplies muscles around the suboccipital triangle including the rectus capitis posterior major, obliquus capitis superior, and obliquus capitis inferior and that sends branches to the rectus capitis posterior minor … Medical dictionary
suboccipital triangle — n a space of the suboccipital region on each side of the dorsal cervical region that is bounded superiorly and medially by a muscle arising by a tendon from a spinous process of the axis and inserting into the inferior nuchal line and the… … Medical dictionary
Suboccipital triangle — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 116 GrayPage = 402 Caption = Deep muscles of the back. Triangle is labeled in turquoise. Caption2 = Posterior atlantoöccipital membrane and atlantoaxial ligament. (Triangle is not labeled, but … Wikipedia
List of muscles of the human body — Skeletal muscles homo sapiens Muscles of the human body: Overview Head | Neck |&# … Wikipedia
Table of muscles of the human body: Neck — Scheme of muscles of neck (left side, platysma muscle dissected) Contents 1 … Wikipedia
Pharyngeal muscles — Muscles of the pharynx and cheek … Wikipedia
Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
Obliquus capitis inferior muscle — Deep muscles of the back. (Obliq. infer. labeled at upper left.) Latin musculus obliquus capitis inferior … Wikipedia
