Muscle | Origin | Insertion | Blood Supply | Innervation |
Longus colli | Inferior oblique - Fronts of bodies of T1-T3
Sup oblique - Ant tubercles of transverse processes of C5,C6
Vertical intermediate - fronts of bodies of C5-T2 | Inf oblique - Anterior tubercles of transverse processes of C5,C6
Superior oblique - Anterolateral surface of anterior tubercles of atlas
Vertical int - Fronts of bodies of C2-C4 | Br from vertebral, ascending pharyngeal, and inferior thyroid a | Br from ventral rami of C2-C6 |
Scalenus Ant | Scalene tubercle on inner border of 1st rib, ridge ant to groove for a | Anterior tubercles of transverse processes of C3-C6 | Ascending cervical a | Br from ventral rami C4-C6 |
Scalenus Medius | Upper surface of 1st rib between tubercle and groove for subclavian a | Transverse process of axis (C2); Front of post tubercles of transverse processes of C3-C7 | Ascending cervical | Br from ventral rami C3-C6 |
Scalenus Post | Outer surface of 2nd rib behind tubercle for serratus ant | Posterior tubercles of transverse processes of C4-C6 | Ascending cervical, superficial cervical | Br from ventral rami C5-C7 |
Rectus capitis anterior | Anterior surface of lateral mass of atlas and root of transverse process | Inferior surface of basilar part of occipital bones ant to condyle | Br from vertebral and ascending pharyngeal a | Br of loop between ventral rami of C1 and C2 |
Rectus capitis lateralis | Upper surface of transverse process of atlas (C1) | Inferior surface of jugular process of occipital bone | Br from vertebral, ascending pharyngeal, and occipital | Branches of loop between ventral rami of C1 and C2 |
Longus capitis | Anterior tubercles of transverse processes of cervical vertebrae 3-6 | Inferior surface of basilar part of occipital bone | Vertebral, ascending phayngeal, and ascending cervical a | Br from ventral rami of C1-C3 |