Name
Pronunciation
(0-BLEEK-us CAP-i-tis in-FEER-i-or)
Origin/Proximal Attachment
Spinous process of axis (C2)
Insertion/Distal Attachment
Transverse process of atlas (C1)
Action/Relevance
Rotates head to contracted side
Innervation
Suboccipital nerve (dorsal rami of C1)
Notes
The obliquus capitis inferior muscle, the larger of the two oblique muscles, is one of the muscles of the neck. It arises from the apex of the spinous process of the axis, and passes lateralward and slightly upward, to be inserted into the lower and back part of the transverse process of the atlas.