Anatom3DObliquus capitis inferior
Musculus obliquus capitis inferior · Dolní šikmý sval hlavy
Muscles
Looks like
A thick short muscle at the back of the upper neck, running from the spine of the second neck vertebra to the side of the first.
What it does
Turns the head to the same side by rotating the first neck vertebra on the second.
Keeping it well
Powered by the suboccipital nerve. Tight suboccipital muscles are a common source of headache felt at the back of the head.