Anatomy Atlases: Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus I: Muscular System: Alphabetical Listing of Muscles: A: Axiobasilaris

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Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus I: Muscular System: Alphabetical Listing of Muscles: A

Axiobasilaris

Ronald A. Bergman, PhD
Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
Ryosuke Miyauchi, MD
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In about 4% of cases studied, axiobasilaris (also atlantobasilaris internus [Gruber]), extends along the medial border of longus capitis from the anterior tubercle of the axis (or atlas) to the base of the skull.

See mm. Longus capitis and longus colli.

References

Gruber, W. (1880) Über den Musculus atlantico-basiliaris, M. epistropheobasilaris und andere von den obersten Halswirbel zwischen den Mm. recti capitis antici majores vorkommende Muskelvarietäten. Arch. Path. Anat. Physiol. Klin. Med. 82: 465-473.

Macalister, A. (1875) Additional observations on muscular anomalies in human anatomy (third series), with a catalogue of the principal muscular variations hitherto published. Trans. Roy. Irish Acad. Sci. 25:1-134.

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