Caudal oblique muscle of the head
Musculus obliquus capitis caudalis
Rotates the atlas, and the head with it, on the axis.
- System
- Muscle
- Region
- Neck
- Sides
- Paired: left and right
Where it runs from and to
A muscle is told apart from its neighbours by what it takes hold of at each end, which is also what decides what it does when it shortens.
- Origin
- The spinous process and body of the axis.
- Insertion
- The wing of the atlas.
- Action
- Rotates the atlas, and the head with it, on the axis.
- Nerve
- The dorsal branch of the second cervical nerve.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the horse; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Caudal oblique muscle of the head
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus obliquus capitis caudalis
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria