The suboccipital triangle is bounded superolaterally by:
Correct Answer: Superior oblique muscle
Description: Ref: BDC -194
Boundaries
Superomedially: Rectus capitis posterior major muscle supplemented by the rectus
capitis posterior minor.
Superolaterally: Superior oblique muscle.
Inferiorly: Inferior oblique muscle.
Roof
Medially: Dense fibrous tissue covered by the semispinalis capitis.
Laterally: Longissimus capitis and occasionally the splenius capitis.
Floor
1. Posterior arch of atlas.
2. Posterior atlanto-occipital membrane
Contents
1. Third part of vertebral artery.
2. Dorsal ramus of nerve C1 – suboccipital nerve.
3. Suboccipital plexus of veins.
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