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== Origin<br> == | == Origin<br> == | ||
Anterior surface of the lateral mass of the atlas (C1 vertebra) | Anterior surface of the lateral mass of the atlas (C1 vertebra) and the root of its transverse process <ref>http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/rectus_capitis_anterior</ref> | ||
== Insertion == | == Insertion == | ||
<div> The inferior surface of the occipital bone anterior to the foreamen magnum <ref>http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/rectus_capitis_anterior</ref></div> | |||
== Nerve Supply == | |||
C1, C2 | |||
== Blood Supply == | == Blood Supply == | ||
== Action == | == Action == | ||
Aids in flexion of the head and the neck | |||
== Function == | == Function == | ||
Revision as of 19:29, 24 January 2014
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Description
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The Rectus capitis anterior (Rectus capitis anticus minor) is a short, flat muscle, situated immediately behind the upper part of the Longus capitis.
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]
The inferior surface of the occipital bone anterior to the foreamen magnum [2]
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
Function[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
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