Contents of the suboccipital triangle are formed by all of the following structures, EXCEPT:
Correct Answer: Lesser occipital nerve
Description: The contents of the suboccipital triangle are veebral aery, suboccipital nerve and greater occipital nerve.The suboccipital triangle is the area in the suboccipital region between the rectus capitis posterior major and the obliquus capitis superior and inferior muscles. It is covered by a layer of dense fibro-fatty tissue, deep to the semispinalis capitis muscle. Its floor is formed by the posterior occipitoatlantal membrane and the posterior arch of the C1 veebrae. The suboccipital muscles are:Obliquus capitis superior muscleObliquus capitis inferior muscleRectus capitis posterior major muscleRectus capitis posterior minor muscleRef: Moon D.A., Foreman K.B., Albeine K.H. (2011). Chapter 1. Back.
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