Suboccipital triangle

Suboccipital triangle
Artist depiction of the muscles that border the suboccipital triangle.
Muscles that border the suboccipital triangle.
  Rectus capitis posterior major muscle
  Obliquus capitis superior muscle
  Obliquus capitis inferior muscle
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Anatomical terminology

The suboccipital triangle is a region of the neck bounded by the following three muscles of the suboccipital group of muscles:

(Rectus capitis posterior minor is also in this region but does not form part of the triangle)

It is covered by a layer of dense fibro-fatty tissue, situated beneath the semispinalis capitis.

The floor is formed by the posterior atlantooccipital membrane, and the posterior arch of the atlas.

In the deep groove on the upper surface of the posterior arch of the atlas are the vertebral artery and the first cervical or suboccipital nerve.

In the past, the vertebral artery was accessed here in order to conduct angiography of the circle of Willis. Presently, formal angiography of the circle of Willis is performed via catheter angiography, with access usually being acquired at the common femoral artery. Alternatively, a computed tomographic angiogram or magnetic resonance angiogram is performed.

Contents of the suboccipital triangle

1) Third part of vertebral artery
2) Dorsal ramus of nerve C1-suboccipital nerve
3) Suboccipital venous plexus

The purpose of these muscles is to provide fine motor function in movements of the head. The actions of trapezius, sternocleidomastoid and other larger muscles that move the head are refined by the relatively small suboccipital triangle muscles.

Additional images

  • Muscles that border the suboccipital triangle. Animation.
    Muscles that border the suboccipital triangle. Animation.
  • Close up.
    Close up.
  • Deep muscles of the back. Triangle is labeled in turquoise.
    Deep muscles of the back. Triangle is labeled in turquoise.
  • The vertebral vein.
    The vertebral vein.

See also

References

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 402 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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