The suboccipital muscles are a group of muscles defined by their location to the occiput. Suboccipital muscles are located below the occipital bone. These are four paired muscles on the underside of the occipital bone; the two straight muscles (rectus) and the two oblique muscles (obliquus).
related muscles
rectus capitis posterior majorrectus capitis posterior minor
obliquus capitis superior
obliquus capitis inferior