Obliquus inferior capitis muscle
Musculus obliquus inferior capitis
- Latin synonym: Musculus obliquus capitis inferior
- Synonym: Obliquus capitis inferior muscle
- Related terms: Obliquus capitis inferior
Definition
Origin: Spinous process of the axis
Insertion: Lateral mass of atlas
Nerve: Suboccipital nerve
Description:
The Obliquus capitis inferior (Obliquus inferior), the larger of the two Oblique muscles,arises from the apex of the spinous process of the axis, and passes lateralward and slightly upward, to be inserted into the lower and back part of the transverse process of the atlas.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
