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== Description ==
== Description ==


A small muscle that runs inferomedially from C1 to C2, situated under the deep cervical vein. It comprises the inferior boarder of the suboccipital triangle, and is also known as the Inferior Oblique.


== Origin  ==
== Origin  ==

Revision as of 02:53, 21 February 2014

Original Editor - Evan Thomas

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Description[edit | edit source]

A small muscle that runs inferomedially from C1 to C2, situated under the deep cervical vein. It comprises the inferior boarder of the suboccipital triangle, and is also known as the Inferior Oblique.

Origin[edit | edit source]

Base of spine and adjoining lamina of the axis.

Insertion[edit | edit source]

Along the inferior aspect of the tip of the transverse process of the atlas.

Nerve Supply[edit | edit source]

Suboccipital nerve or dorsal ramus of cervical spinal nerve (C1).

Blood Supply[edit | edit source]

Vertebral artery and the deep descending branch of the occipital artery.

Action[edit | edit source]

Rotates the head to the same side as the muscle.

Function[edit | edit source]

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