A muscle that arises from the upper surface of the transverse process of the atlas and inserts into the under surface of the jugular process of the occipital bone. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectus_capitis_lateralis_muscle ]
Synonyms: rectus capitus lateralis rectus capitis lateralis lateral rectus capitis rectus capitus lateralis muscle musculus rectus capitis lateralis
Term information
- FMA:46316
- SCTID:244841001
- Wikipedia:Rectus_capitis_lateralis_muscle
organ_slim, human_reference_atlas
Term relations
- muscle of neck
- muscle of vertebral column
- innervated_by some spinal nerve
- has muscle origin some transverse process of atlas
- has muscle insertion some occipital bone
- part of some neck