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<i>ANTERIOR</i>
<br/>1. Longus colli
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<br/><i>POSTERIOR</i> 
<br/>2. Superior Oblique: from the C2 spinous process to the back of the C1 lateral mass
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<br/>3. Rectus Capitis Posterior Major (RCP Major): from the C2 spinous process to the lateral part of the occipital bone, below the inferior nuchal line
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<br/>4. Semispinalis cervices
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<br/><b>Image:</b> Dr. Appukutty Manickam.


==Reference(s)==
R.M.H McMinn (1998). Last’s anatomy: regional and applied. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. [https://amzn.to/3xyB8Wc Get it on Amazon.]
<br/>Drake, Richard L., et al. Gray's Anatomy for Students. Elsevier, 2023. [https://amzn.to/3KhTEtQ Get it on Amazon.]

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