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Occipitalis muscle. The occipitalis muscle (occipital belly) is a muscle which covers parts of the skull. Some sources consider the occipital muscle to be a distinct muscle. However, Terminologia Anatomica currently classifies it as part of the occipitofrontalis muscle along with the frontalis muscle. The occipitalis muscle is thin and ...
9624. Anatomical terms of muscle. [edit on Wikidata] The occipitofrontalis muscle (epicranius muscle) is a muscle which covers parts of the skull. It consists of two parts or bellies: the occipital belly, near the occipital bone, and the frontal belly, near the frontal bone. It is supplied by the supraorbital artery, the supratrochlear artery ...
Suboccipital muscles. 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.
The obliquus capitis superior muscle (/ əˈblaɪkwəs ˈkæpɪtɪs /) is a small [citation needed] muscle in the upper back part of the neck. It is one of the suboccipital muscles. It attaches inferiorly at the transverse process of the atlas (first cervical vertebra); it attaches superiorly at the external surface of the occipital bone.
The suboccipital triangle is a region of the neck bounded by the following three muscles of the suboccipital group of muscles: Rectus capitis posterior major - above and medially. Obliquus capitis superior - above and laterally. Obliquus capitis inferior - below and laterally. (Rectus capitis posterior minor is also in this region but does not ...
The nuchal ligament extends from the external occipital protuberance on the skull and median nuchal line to the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra in the lower part of the neck. [1] From the anterior border of the nuchal ligament, a fibrous lamina is given off. This is attached to the posterior tubercle of the atlas, and to the ...
Sit in a chair and scoot so that your butt is on the end. Pick one leg up and cross it over your opposite leg. Then, take your opposite hand and use it to hold your knee in place. Raise the other ...
Anatomical terms of muscle. [edit on Wikidata] The splenius capitis (/ ˈspliːniəs ˈkæpɪtɪs /) (from Greek splēníon 'bandage' and Latin caput 'head' [1][2]) is a broad, straplike muscle in the back of the neck. It pulls on the base of the skull from the vertebrae in the neck and upper thorax. It is involved in movements such as shaking ...