Suboccipital nerve

Authors

Affiliations

Nate Yomogida, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Chloë Kerstein, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

AKA Posterior ramus of C1¹

Pathway

Innervation

Somatosensory innervation

Motor Innervation

Radial n. Direct Muscle Innervations
Muscle	Origin	Insertion	Innervation	Action
Rectus Capitis Posterior Minor	C1 (posterior tubercle)1 [C1 (posterior tubercle)](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Muscles of the back/Suboccipital Muscles/rectus_capitis_posterior_minor.qmd#origin) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020]	Occipital bone (inferior nuchal line, inner ⅓)1 [Occipital bone (inferior nuchal line, inner ⅓)](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Muscles of the back/Suboccipital Muscles/rectus_capitis_posterior_minor.qmd#insertion) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020]	Suboccipital N.1 [Suboccipital N.](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Muscles of the back/Suboccipital Muscles/rectus_capitis_posterior_minor.qmd#nerve) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020]	BIL [Extend head](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Muscles of the back/Suboccipital Muscles/rectus_capitis_posterior_minor.qmd#action) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020] UNIL [I/L head rotation](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Muscles of the back/Suboccipital Muscles/rectus_capitis_posterior_minor.qmd#action) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020]

References

1.

Gilroy AM, MacPherson BR, Wikenheiser JC, Voll MM, Wesker K, Schünke M, eds. Atlas of Anatomy. 4th ed. Thieme; 2020.