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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

1 .	Superior oblique capitis muscle
2 .	Mastoid cells (dissected)
3 .	Occipital artery
4 .	Longissimus capitis muscle (cut across)
5 .	Muscular branch occipital artery
6 .	Facial nerve (VII)
7 .	Digastric muscle (cut across)
8 .	Posterior cervical plexus (of Cruveilhier)
9 .	Transverse process of atlas
10 .	Inferior oblique capitis muscle
11 .	Hypoglossal nerve (XII)
12 .	Posterior intertransverse muscle
13 .	Intervertebral joint capsule (C. II- III)
14 .	Vagus nerve (X)
15 .	Dorsal branch cervical nerve IV
16 .	Occipital bone
17 .	Minor posterior rectus capitis muscle
18 .	Major posterior rectus capitis muscle
19 .	Nuchal ligament
20 .	Suboccipital nerve (emerging through suboccipital triangle)
21 .	Posterior arch of atlas
22 .	Trapezius muscle
23 .	Greater occipital nerve
24 .	Spinous process axis
25 .	Arch of axis
26 .	Semispinalis cervicis muscle
27 .	Multifidus muscle