rectus capitis posterior major

rectus capitis posterior major
rectus cap·i·tis posterior major -'kap-ə-təs- n a muscle on each side of the back of the neck that arises from the spinous process of the axis, inserts into the lateral aspect of the inferior nuchal line and the adjacent inferior area of the occipital bone, and acts to extend and rotate the head

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  • Rectus capitis posterior major muscle — Muscle infobox Name = Rectus capitis posterior major muscle Latin = musculus rectus capitis posterior major GraySubject = 116 GrayPage = 401 Caption = Deep muscles of the back. (Rect. post. major visible at upper left.) Origin = Spinous process… …   Wikipedia

  • rectus capitis posterior major muscle — musculus rectus capitis posterior major …   Medical dictionary

  • Musculus rectus capitis posterior major — tiefe Nackenmuskeln Ursprung Processus spinosus des Axis Ansatz Linea nuchae inferi …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Rectus capitis posterior muscle — may refer to:*Rectus capitis posterior minor muscle *Rectus capitis posterior major muscle …   Wikipedia

  • Rectus capitis posterior minor muscle — Muscle infobox Name = Rectus capitis posterior minor muscle Latin = musculus rectus capitis posterior minor GraySubject = 116 GrayPage = 401 Caption = Deep muscles of the back. (Rect. post. minor labeled at top center.) Origin = the tubercle on… …   Wikipedia

  • Musculus rectus capitis posterior minor — tiefe Nackenmuskeln Ursprung Tuberculum dorsale des Atlas Ansatz Linea nuchae infer …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • musculus rectus capitis posterior major — [TA] origin, spinous process of axis; insertion, occipital bone; innervation, suboccipital and greater occipital; action, extends head …   Medical dictionary

  • Rectus capitis lateralis muscle — Infobox Muscle Name = PAGENAME Latin = musculus rectus capitis lateralis GraySubject = 113 GrayPage = 395 Caption = The anterior vertebral muscles. Caption2 = Origin = Insertion = Blood = Nerve = C1 Action = Antagonist = DorlandsPre = m 22… …   Wikipedia

  • Musculus rectus capitis lateralis — tiefe Halsmuskulatur des Menschen Ursprung Ala atlantis Ansatz Processus jugularis …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Posterior cricoarytenoid muscle — Posterior cricoarytenoid Muscles of larynx. Side view. Right lamina of thyroid cartilage removed. Latin musculus cricoarytenoideus posterior …   Wikipedia

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