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Obliquus capitis inferior
Other Terms:
Musculus obliquus capitis inferior,
Muscle oblique inférieur de la tête
Muscle parts
None
Latin name
Musculus obliquus capitis inferior
Latin muscle parts
None
Group
Epaxial muscle – Suboccipital
Etymology
This muscle’s name in English is the lower slanting muscle of the head. The Latin term obliquus means slanting or sideways and describes orientation. The word capitis comes from the Latin caput meaning “head.” The Latin word inferior comes out of inferus meaning “low or lower.”
Origin
Base of spine and adjoining lamina of the axis
Insertion
Along the inferior aspect of the tip of the transverse process of the atlas
Action
Rotates the head to the same side as the muscle.
Nerve supply
Suboccipital nerve or dorsal ramus of cervical spinal nerve (C1)
Blood supply
The muscle receives its blood supply from the vertebral artery and the deep descending branch of the occipital artery.
Latin
Musculus obliquus capitis inferior
French
Muscle oblique inférieur de la tête
