In the origin of the lateral mass of atlas and insertion in the lateral half of the inferior nuchal line, the Obliquus capitis superior muscle, a muscle in the upper back belonging in the suboccipital nerve (the dorsal primary ramus of the first cervical nerve (C1)), can be found.
In the origin of the lateral mass of atlas and insertion in the lateral half of the inferior nuchal line, the Obliquus capitis superior muscle, a muscle in the upper back belonging in the suboccipital nerve (the dorsal primary ramus of the first cervical nerve (C1)), can be found.