rectus capitis lateralis

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Origin

transverse process of atlas (C1)

Insertion

jugular process of occipital bone

Action

inclines head to one side

Innervation

ventral rami of 1st cervical spinal nerve

More general terms

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995