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== Origin<br>  ==
== Origin<br>  ==


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Aids in flexion of the head and the neck  
Aids in flexion of the head and the neck  


== Clinical Relevance ==
== Function  ==
<div>&nbsp;Rupture of this muscle (along with the longus capitis muscle) can be cause of hemorrhage from the guttural pouch, caused by trauma to the &nbsp;poll or the base of the skull. This injury can be seen on x-ray by a fracture of the basisphenoid bone, often presenting with clincial neurological &nbsp;signs&nbsp;<ref>http://www.vetmed.vt.edu/education/curriculum/vm8644/equineneck/Definitions/rectuscapitis.html</ref><br></div><div></div>  
 
 
 
== Recent Related Research (from [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ Pubmed]) ==
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== References  ==
== References  ==



Revision as of 13:22, 27 January 2014

Description
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 The Rectus capitis anterior is a short, flat muscle, situated immediately behind the upper part of the Longus capitis.

Anterior View of Rectus Capitis Anterior
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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]

  The inferior surface of the occipital bone anterior to the foreamen magnum [2]

Nerve Supply[edit | edit source]

C1, C2

Blood Supply[edit | edit source]

 The muscle receives blood from the ascending cervical artery, which is a small branch of the inferior thyroid artery from the thyrocervical trunk of  the subclavian artery. [3]

Action[edit | edit source]

Aids in flexion of the head and the neck

Function[edit | edit source]

Recent Related Research (from Pubmed)[edit | edit source]

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References[edit | edit source]