CERVICAL VERTEBRAE-AXIS (C2), MUSCULAR ATTACHMENTS

SUMMARY

ANTERIOR
1. Longus colli

POSTERIOR
2. Superior Oblique: from the C2 spinous process to the back of the C1 lateral mass

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

4. Semispinalis cervices



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Reference(s)

R.M.H McMinn (1998). Last’s anatomy: regional and applied. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. Get it on Amazon.
Drake, Richard L., et al. Gray's Anatomy for Students. Elsevier, 2023. Get it on Amazon.