Name

Obliquus capitis inferior

Pronunciation

(0-BLEEK-us CAP-i-tis in-FEER-i-or)

Origin/Proximal Attachment

Spinous process of axis (C2)

Insertion/Distal Attachment

Transverse process of atlas (C1)

Action/Relevance

Rotates head to contracted side

Innervation

Suboccipital nerve (dorsal rami of C1)

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