Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy
Posterior cervical region and suboccipital muscles dissected from behind
Intervertebral joints; vertebral arches and ligaments
Image #216-7
KEYWORDS: Cervical region, Muscles and tendons, Vertebral column.
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Posterior cervical region and suboccipital muscles dissected from behind
Intervertebral joints; vertebral arches and ligaments
- Superior oblique capitis muscle (cut across)
- Major posterior rectus capitis muscle (cut across)
- Branch of vertebral artery
- Posterior atlanto-occipItal membrane
- Upper pointer: Posterior arch of atlas Lower pointer: Inferior oblique capitis muscle (cut across)
- Posterior cervical plexus (deep portion)
- Greater occipital nerve
- Inferior oblique capitis muscle (cut across)
- Ligamentum flavum
- Dorsal branch cervical nerve V
- Intervertebral joint capsule (C. IV - V)
- Middle scalene muscle
- Rotator cervicis muscle
- Posterior scalene muscle
- Minor posterior rectus capitis muscle (cut across)
- Major posterior rectus capitis muscle (cut across)
- Interspinales cervices muscles
- Lamina (arch of vertebra) C. IV
- Trapezius muscle
- Spinous process vertebra C. VII (vertebra prominens)