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rectus capitis lateralis muscle

Go to external page http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003250

A muscle that arises from the upper surface of the transverse process of the atlas and inserts into the under surface of the jugular process of the occipital bone. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectus_capitis_lateralis_muscle ]

Term info

Label

rectus capitis lateralis muscle

Synonyms
  • lateral rectus capitis
  • musculus rectus capitis lateralis
  • rectus capitis lateralis
  • rectus capitus lateralis
  • rectus capitus lateralis muscle
database cross reference
Subsets

organ_slim

actions notes

Lateral flexion

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Rectus_capitis_lateralis_muscle.PNG

id

UBERON:0003250