obliquus capitis superior (muscle)

ob·li·quus ca·pi·tis su·pe·ri·or (mus·cle)

[TA] suboccipital muscle; origin, transverse process of atlas; insertion, lateral third of inferior nuchal line; action, rotates head; nerve supply, suboccipital.
See also: suboccipital muscles. Synonym(s): musculus obliquus capitis superior [TA], superior oblique muscle of head