Suboccipital muscles
Musculi suboccipitales
Definition
Suboccipital muscles are the group of muscles defined by their location in the occipital region, mostly are innervated by the suboccipital nerve:
- Rectus capitis anterior
- Rectus capitis lateralis
- Rectus capitis posterior major
- Rectus capitis posterior minor
- Obliquus capitis superior
- Obliquus capitis inferior
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