Name

Obliquus capitis superior

Pronunciation

(0-BLEEK-us CAP-i-tis soo-PEER-i-or)

Origin/Proximal Attachment

Spinous process of atlas (C1)

Insertion/Distal Attachment

Between superior & inferior nuchal line of occiput

Action/Relevance

Bilaterally: extends headLaterally: flexes to contracted side

Innervation

Suboccipital nerve (dorsal rami of C1)

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