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
Term information
- SCTID:245994002
- FMA:32525
- Wikipedia:Rectus_capitis_posterior_major_muscle
human_reference_atlas
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Rectus_capitis_posterior_major_muscle.PNG
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
Term relations
- muscle of neck
- muscle of vertebral column
- has muscle origin some vertebral bone 2
- has muscle insertion some occipital bone
- part of some neck
- innervated_by some dorsal ramus of spinal nerve