MusclesandNerves
Plate175
Epicranial aponeurosis
Occipital belly (occipitalis) of
occipitofrontalis muscle
Greater occipital nerve
(medial branch of dorsal
ramus of C2 spinal nerve)
Occipital artery
Posterior auricular artery
Great auricular nerve
(cervical plexus C2, 3)
Lesser occipital nerve
(cervical plexus C2, 3)
Sternocleidomastoid muscle
Trapezius muscle
Splenius capitis muscle (c
ut
)
Semispinalis capitis muscle (c
ut
)
Semispinalis cervicis muscle
Splenius cervicis muscle
Longissimus capitis muscle
Splenius capitis muscle
(
cut and reflected
)
Greater occipital
nerve (dorsal ramus
of C2 spinal nerve)
Obliquus capitis
inferior muscle
Descending
branch of
occipital artery
Posterior arch of
atlas (C1 vertebra)
Suboccipital nerve
(dorsal ramus of C1
spinal nerve)
Obliquus capitis
superior muscle
Vertebral artery
(horizontal segment)
Semispinalis capitis muscle
(
cut and reflected
)
Rectus capitis posterior major muscle
Rectus capitis posterior minor muscle
Semispinalis capitis
and Splenius capitis
muscles in posterior
triangle of neck
Posterior cutaneous branches of
dorsal rami of C4, 5, 6
spinal nerves
Third occipital nerve
(dorsal ramus of C3
spinal nerve)
Third occipital nerve
(medial branch of dorsal
ramus of C3 spinal nerve)
SuboccipitalTriangle
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