Anatomy I: suboccipital triangle

Name nerve C1

Suboccipital nerve

name nerve c2

Greater occipital nerve

name nerve c3

least occipital nerve

origin rectus capitis posterior major

SP C2

Insertion rectus capitis posterior major

lateral part of inferior nuchal line of occipital bone

origin rectus capitis posterior minor

posterior tubercle of posterior arch of C1

insertion rectus capitis posterior minor

medial part of inferior nuchal line of occipital bone

origin obilquus capitis inferior

SP C2

insertion obliquus capitis inferior

TP C1

origin obliquus capitis superior

TP C1

insertion obliquus capitis superior

occipital bone between superior and inferior nuchal lines

superomedial boundary suboccipital triangle

rectus capitis posterior major

superolateral boundary suboccipital triangle

obliquus capitis superior

inferolateral boundary suboccipital triangle

obliquus capitis inferior

floor of suboccipital triangle

posterior atlanto-occipital membrane and posterior arch of C1

roof of suboccipital triangle

semispinalis capitis

contents of suboccipital triangle

vertebral artery and suboccipital line