Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy
Posterior cervical region and suboccipital muscles dissected from behind
Suboccipital muscles; suboccipital triangle, left posterolateral view
Image #216-6
KEYWORDS: Cervical region, Muscles and tendons, Vertebral column.
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Posterior cervical region and suboccipital muscles dissected from behind
Suboccipital muscles; suboccipital triangle, left posterolateral view
- Superior oblique capitis muscle
- Mastoid cells (dissected)
- Occipital artery
- Longissimus capitis muscle (cut across)
- Muscular branch occipital artery
- Facial nerve (VII)
- Digastric muscle (cut across)
- Posterior cervical plexus (of Cruveilhier)
- Transverse process of atlas
- Inferior oblique capitis muscle
- Hypoglossal nerve (XII)
- Posterior intertransverse muscle
- Intervertebral joint capsule (C. II- III)
- Vagus nerve (X)
- Dorsal branch cervical nerve IV
- Occipital bone
- Minor posterior rectus capitis muscle
- Major posterior rectus capitis muscle
- Nuchal ligament
- Suboccipital nerve (emerging through suboccipital triangle)
- Posterior arch of atlas
- Trapezius muscle
- Greater occipital nerve
- Spinous process axis
- Arch of axis
- Semispinalis cervicis muscle
- Multifidus muscle