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Posterior cervical region and suboccipital muscles dissected from behind

Suboccipital muscles; semispinalis cervicis muscle; nerve supply to semispinalis capitis muscle

Image #216-5

KEYWORDS: Cervical region, Muscles and tendons, Vertebral column.

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Posterior cervical region and suboccipital muscles dissected from behind
Suboccipital muscles; semispinalis cervicis muscle; nerve supply to semispinalis capitis muscle
The semispinalis capitis muscle has been reflected laterally. Dense fibrous connective tissue and fat have been removed from beneath the muscle.
  1. Area of insertion of semispinalis capitis muscle (cut across)
  2. Insertion of splenius capitis muscle (cut across)
  3. Occipital artery
  4. Superior oblique capitis muscle
  5. Muscular branch occipital artery
  6. Semispinalis capitis muscle (reflected laterally)
  7. Greater occipital nerve (reflected with above muscle)
  8. Dorsal branch cervical nerve II (note muscular branches)
  9. Upper pointer: Dorsal branch cervical nerve III (note muscular branches) Lower pointer: Third occipital nerve (reflected with muscle)
  10. Muscular branch of dorsal branch cervical nerve IV
  11. Dorsal cutaneous branch cervical nerve IV
  12. Tendon of origin of semispinalis capitis muscle (from transverse process of vertebra Th. II)
  13. Upper pointer: External intercostal muscle Lower pointer: Rib II
  14. Minor posterior rectus capitis muscle
  15. Muscular branch of suboccipital nerve
  16. Major posterior rectus capitis muscle
  17. Nuchal ligament
  18. Inferior oblique muscle
  19. Spinous process axis
  20. Posterior external vertebral venous plexus
  21. Interspinales cervices muscles
  22. Semispinalis cervicis muscle
  23. Spinous process vertebra C. VI
  24. Trapezius muscle