Rectus Capitis Anterior: Difference between revisions
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== Blood Supply == | == Blood Supply == | ||
<div> The muscle receives blood from the ascending cervical artery, which is a small branch of the inferior thyroid artery from the thyrocervical trunk of the subclavian artery.</div> | <div> The muscle receives blood from the ascending cervical artery, which is a small branch of the inferior thyroid artery from the thyrocervical trunk of the subclavian artery.</div> | ||
== Action == | == Action == | ||
Aids in flexion of the head and the neck | Aids in flexion of the head and the neck | ||
== Clinical Relevance == | == Clinical Relevance == | ||
<div> Rupture of this muscle (along with the longus capitis muscle) can be cause of hemorrhage from the guttural pouch, caused by trauma to the poll or the base of the skull. This injury can be seen on x-ray by a fracture of the basisphenoid bone, often presenting with clincial neurological signs <ref>http://www.vetmed.vt.edu/education/curriculum/vm8644/equineneck/Definitions/rectuscapitis.html</ref><br></div> | <div> Rupture of this muscle (along with the longus capitis muscle) can be cause of hemorrhage from the guttural pouch, caused by trauma to the poll or the base of the skull. This injury can be seen on x-ray by a fracture of the basisphenoid bone, often presenting with clincial neurological signs <ref>http://www.vetmed.vt.edu/education/curriculum/vm8644/equineneck/Definitions/rectuscapitis.html</ref><br></div><div></div> | ||
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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 [1]
Insertion[edit | edit source]
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
Clinical Relevance[edit | edit source]
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