Rectus capitis dorsalis minor
Musculus rectus capitis dorsalis minor
To assist the preceding muscle.
About the rectus capitis dorsalis minor of the horse
Rectus capitis dorsalis minor is a muscle of the neck (neck), one on each side of the body. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus rectus capitis dorsalis minor. You can turn it above, see it in place in the neck of the horse, and open it inside the whole animal in Vetomica.
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 dorsal surface of the atlas.
- Insertion
- The occipital bone beneath the preceding muscle and lateral to the funicular part of the ligamentum nuchae.
- Action
- To assist the preceding muscle.
Terminology
- English
- Rectus capitis dorsalis minor
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus rectus capitis dorsalis minor
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
Questions about the rectus capitis dorsalis minor
- What is the Latin name of the rectus capitis dorsalis minor?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the rectus capitis dorsalis minor is called Musculus rectus capitis dorsalis minor.
- Where is the rectus capitis dorsalis minor of the horse?
- Rectus capitis dorsalis minor is a muscle of the neck (neck), one on each side of the body.
- Where does the rectus capitis dorsalis minor originate and insert?
- Origin: The dorsal surface of the atlas. Insertion: The occipital bone beneath the preceding muscle and lateral to the funicular part of the ligamentum nuchae.
- What does the rectus capitis dorsalis minor do?
- To assist the preceding muscle.
See the rectus capitis dorsalis minor inside the whole horse.
Vetomica opens on this structure with every layer of the horse around it: peel back the skin and the muscles, cut a section through it, X-ray it, and practise naming it until you stop getting it wrong.
Free for 7 days, no card. After that the skeletons stay free.
