Suboccipital muscles | |
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Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | musculi suboccipitales |
TA98 | A04.2.02.001 |
TA2 | 2248 |
FMA | 71439 |
Anatomical terms of muscle |
The suboccipital muscles are a group of muscles defined by their location to the occiput. Suboccipital muscles are located below the occipital bone. These are four paired muscles on the underside of the occipital bone; the two straight muscles (rectus) and the two oblique muscles (obliquus).
The muscles are named
They are innervated by the suboccipital nerve.
Cervical | |
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Suboccipital | |
Suprahyoid | |
Infrahyoid | |
Pharynx | |
Larynx | |
Trachea | |
Fasciae |