Occipital Bone

Authors

Affiliations

Nate Yomogida, PT, DPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Chloë Kerstein, PT, DPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

Attachment Sites

Vague attachment sites

Muscle	Origin	Insertion	Nerve	Action
Lower Trapezius	/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Head and Neck/Neck Muscles/lower_trapezius.html#origin	/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Head and Neck/Neck Muscles/lower_trapezius.html#insertion	?var:ref-lower-trapezius.nerve	/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Head and Neck/Neck Muscles/lower_trapezius.html#action

Superior Nuchal Line

Muscle	Origin	Insertion	Nerve	Action
Sternocleidomastoid	/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Head and Neck/Neck Muscles/Sternocleidomastoid muscle/sternocleidomastoid.html#origin	/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Head and Neck/Neck Muscles/Sternocleidomastoid muscle/sternocleidomastoid.html#insertion	?var:ref-sternocleidomastoid.nerve	/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Head and Neck/Neck Muscles/Sternocleidomastoid muscle/sternocleidomastoid.html#action

Inferior nuchal line

Muscle	Origin	Insertion	Nerve	Action
Rectus Capitis Posterior Major	/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Muscles of the back/Suboccipital Muscles/rectus_capitis_posterior_major.html#origin	/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Muscles of the back/Suboccipital Muscles/rectus_capitis_posterior_major.html#insertion	?var:ref-rectus-capitis-posterior-major.nerve	/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Muscles of the back/Suboccipital Muscles/rectus_capitis_posterior_major.html#action
Rectus Capitis Posterior Minor	/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Muscles of the back/Suboccipital Muscles/rectus_capitis_posterior_minor.html#origin	/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Muscles of the back/Suboccipital Muscles/rectus_capitis_posterior_minor.html#insertion	?var:ref-rectus-capitis-posterior-minor.nerve	/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Muscles of the back/Suboccipital Muscles/rectus_capitis_posterior_minor.html#action
Obliquus Capitis Superior	/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Muscles of the back/Suboccipital Muscles/obliquus_capitis_superior.html#origin	/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Muscles of the back/Suboccipital Muscles/obliquus_capitis_superior.html#insertion	?var:ref-obliquus-capitis-superior.nerve	/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Muscles of the back/Suboccipital Muscles/obliquus_capitis_superior.html#action