Obliquus Capitis Inferior
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Description[edit | edit source]
Obliquus Capitis Inferior (also known as the Inferior Oblique) is a small muscle that runs posteriorly and inferomedially from C1 to C2. It is situated under the deep cervical vein and comprises the inferior boarder of the suboccipital triangle. It is the only suboccipital muscle that does not atache to the skull.
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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]
Ipsilateral rotation of the atlantoaxial joint.
Function[edit | edit source]
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