A muscle that arises by a pointed tendon from the spinous process of the axis and inserts into the lateral part of the inferior nuchal line of the occipital bone and the surface of the bone immediately below the line. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectus_capitis_posterior_major_muscle ]

Synonyms: rectus capitis posterior major muscle greater posterior rectus capitis

This is just here as a test because I lose it

Term information

Subsets

human_reference_atlas

actions notes

extend and rotate the atlanto-occipital joint

depiction

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Rectus_capitis_posterior_major_muscle.PNG

has related synonym

rectus capitis posterior major

recti capitis posteriores major

rectus posterior major

rectus capitus posterior major muscle

rectus capitus posterior major

musculus rectus capitis posterior major

id

UBERON:0008454

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606