Suboccipital Muscles and Structures | Origins, Insertion, Etc.

The video tutorial explores the suboccipital region of the neck, focusing on its muscles, including the suboccipital triangle composed of three muscles: rectus capitis posterior major, obliquus capitis superior, and obliquus capitis inferior. It explains their origins, insertions, and actions, such as neck extension and rotation. The tutorial also covers the vertebral artery and suboccipital nerve, which supply the region, and highlights the rectus capitis posterior minor muscle, noting its minor role in neck extension and potential proprioceptive function.

What are the four muscles that compose the suboccipital region?

Why is the region referred to as the suboccipital region?

Describe the components of the suboccipital triangle.

What is the origin and insertion of the rectus capitis posterior major muscle?

Explain the action of the obliquus capitis superior muscle.

What structures are contained within the suboccipital triangle?

Discuss the role of the rectus capitis posterior minor muscle in neck extension.