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