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5 Cards in this Set
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Suboccipital Triangle Muscles
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(4)
1. Obliquus capitis superior (weak extensor of neck) 2. Obliquus capitis inferior ( strong rotator of axis) 3. rectus capitis posterior major ( extension of vertebral column 4. rectus capitis posterior minor ( extension of vertebral column) |
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Floor of Triangle
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Posterior atlanto-occipital membrane
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Roof of Triangle
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semispinalis capitis muscle
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Contents of Triangle (first 2)
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1. Suboccipital nerve (dorsal ramus C-1) c-1 has no sensory portion and no dorsal root ganglion. Motor to muscles of Triangle
2. Greater occipital nerve (dorsal ramus c-2 |
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Contents of Triangle (2nd 2)
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3. Third occipital nerve (dorsal ramus C-3)
4. Vertebral Artery |
