Obliquus capitis superior
Superior oblique of the head · Neck
Deep muscle — it lies under other muscles. X-ray makes the muscles over it see-through.
- Origin
- Transverse process of the atlas (C1)
- Insertion
- Occipital bone between the superior and inferior nuchal lines
- Action
- Extends the head and bends it to the same side
- Nerve supply
- Suboccipital nerve (C1)
A small suboccipital muscle running up from the first vertebra to the back of the skull. It tilts the head back and to the side.
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