rectus capitis anterior (muscle)

rec·tus ca·pi·tis an·te·ri·or (mus·cle)

[TA] suboccipital (prevertebral) muscle; origin, transverse process and lateral mass of atlas; insertion, basilar process of occipital bone; action, turns and inclines head forward; nerve supply, ventral primary ramus of first and second cervical spinal nerve. Synonym(s): musculus rectus capitis anterior [TA], anterior rectus muscle of head, musculus rectus capitis anticus minor