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== Description<br> == | == Description<br> == | ||
<div> The Rectus capitis anterior is a short, flat muscle, situated immediately behind the upper part of the Longus capitis.</div><div><br></div> | <div> The Rectus capitis anterior is a short, flat muscle, situated immediately behind the upper part of the Longus capitis.</div><div><br></div> | ||
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| [[Image:RECTUS CAP ANT.png|center|300x300px|Anterior View of Rectus Capitis Anterior]] | | [[Image:RECTUS CAP ANT.png|center|300x300px|Anterior View of Rectus Capitis Anterior]] | ||
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== Origin<br> == | == Origin<br> == | ||
Revision as of 13:18, 27 January 2014
Original Editor - Venus Pagare
Top Contributors - Venus Pagare, Evan Thomas, Admin, 127.0.0.1, Tarina van der Stockt, WikiSysop and Kim Jackson
Description
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Origin
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Anterior surface of the lateral mass of the atlas (C1 vertebra) and the root of its transverse process [1]
Insertion[edit | edit source]
Nerve Supply[edit | edit source]
C1, C2
Blood Supply[edit | edit source]
Action[edit | edit source]
Aids in flexion of the head and the neck