Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== BACK OF NECK ====== * Back of neck or nape * Nerve supply * Medial branches of dorsal Rami of * C2 greater occipital * C3 third occipital nerve * Intrinsic muscles of back * Ligamentum nuchae * Separates muscles of two sides * Muscles of nape * 4 layers superficial to deep * 1. Trapezius and latissimus dorsi * 2. Levator scapulae , rhomboids , serratus posterior superior * Splenius ( capitis and cervicis * 3. Erector spinae or sacrospinalis * Iliocostalis * Longissimus * Spianlis * 4. Multifudus , rotatores , interspinales , intertransversii and suboccipital muscles * Suboccipital triangle * Suboccipital muscles * Rectus capitis posterior ( major and minor ) * Obliquus capitis ( superior and inferior ) * Arteries * Occipital artery * Arises opposite to facial artery from ECA * Course * Runs backwards and upwards * Deep to lower border of belly of digastric muscle * Crosses carotid sheath and accessory and hypoglossal nerves * Deep cervical artery * Third part of [[:en:vertebral_artery | vertebral artery ]] * Exposure * Skin * Superficial fascia * Boundaries * Superomedially * Superior oblique capitis muscle * Superolaterally * Superior oblique capitis muscle * Inferiorly * Inferior oblique capitis muscle * Roof * Medially * Dense fibrous tissue * Laterally * Longissimus capitis * Floor * Posterior arch of atlas * Posterior atlantooccipital membrane * Contents * Third part of vertebral artery * Dorsal ramus of C1 nerve ( suboccipital nerve ) * Suboccipital plexus of veins * Prevertebral muscles ( anterior vertebral muscles ) * Longus colli ( cervicis ) * Longus capitis * Rectus capitis anterior * Rectus capitis Lateralis en/back-of-neck.txt Last modified: 2023/06/18 10:42by 127.0.0.1