Medical MCQ - All of the following muscles forms the boundary of the suboccipital triangle found in the suboccipital region of the neck, EXCEPT:

All of the following muscles forms the boundary of the suboccipital triangle found in the suboccipital region of the neck, EXCEPT:

Obliquus capitis superior muscle

Obliquus capitis inferior muscle

Rectus capitis posterior major muscle

Rectus capitis posterior minor muscle

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Correct Answer:

Rectus capitis posterior minor muscle

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The suboccipital triangle is bounded by rectus capitis posterior major and the obliquus capitis superior and inferior muscles. The floor of this triangle is formed by the posterior occipitoatlantal membrane and the posterior arch of the C1 veebrae.Contents of the triangle are:Veebral aerySuboccipital nerveGreater occipital nerveRef: Moon D.A., Foreman K.B., Albeine K.H. (2011). Chapter 1. Back.

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