muscle: rectus capitis posterior major

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M. rectus capitis posterior major


Origin: Processus spinosus of the axis
Attachment: Linea nuchae inferior of the occipital bone
Innervation: medial branches of the Rami posteriores from C1
Antagonists:
Movement: Unilaterally innervated: Rotation; bilateral: Reclination