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suboccipital muscles


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 major
rectus capitis posterior minor
obliquus capitis superior
obliquus capitis inferior

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