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== Description<br> == | == Description<br> == | ||
<div> The Rectus capitis anterior (Rectus capitis anticus minor, Musculus rectus capitis anterior in Latin and Muscle droit antérieur de la tête in French) is a short, flat muscle, situated immediately behind the upper part of the Longus capitis.</div> | <div> The Rectus capitis anterior (Rectus capitis anticus minor, Musculus rectus capitis anterior in Latin and Muscle droit antérieur de la tête in French) <ref>http://www.anatomyexpert.com/structure_detail/5273/</ref> is a short, flat muscle, situated immediately behind the upper part of the Longus capitis.</div> | ||
== Origin<br> == | == Origin<br> == |
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Description
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Origin
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Anterior surface of the lateral mass of the atlas (C1 vertebra) and the root of its transverse process [2]
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Nerve Supply[edit | edit source]
C1, C2
Blood Supply[edit | edit source]
Action[edit | edit source]
Aids in flexion of the head and the neck
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- ↑ http://www.anatomyexpert.com/structure_detail/5273/
- ↑ http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/rectus_capitis_anterior
- ↑ http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/rectus_capitis_anterior
- ↑ http://www.anatomyexpert.com/structure_detail/5273/
- ↑ http://www.vetmed.vt.edu/education/curriculum/vm8644/equineneck/Definitions/rectuscapitis.html