Suboccipital muscles

Suboccipital muscles
Suboccipital muscles.   Rectus capitis posterior major muscle   Rectus capitis posterior minor muscle   Obliquus capitis superior muscle   Obliquus capitis inferior muscle
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Identifiers
Latin	Musculi suboccipitales
TA	A04.2.02.001
FMA	71439
Anatomical terms of muscle []

The suboccipital muscles are a group of muscles defined by their location to the occiput. Suboccipital muscles are located below the occipital bone. These are four paired muscles on the underside of the occipital bone; the two straight muscles (rectus) and the two oblique muscles (obliquus).

The muscles are named

They are innervated by the suboccipital nerve.

Position of suboccipital muscles. Animation.

Close up. Seen from below.

Still image.