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1Which of the following is not a suboccipital muscle:
A)rectus capitis lateralis
B)rectus capitis posterior major
C)obliquus capitis superior
D)obliquus capitis inferior


2The tectorial membrane is the extension of the posterior longitudinal ligament.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE


3The obliquus capitis inferior muscle produces side bending of the O-A to the same side, as well as extension and contralateral rotation of the O-A.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE


4Right side bending at the O-A joint involves an anterior glide of the occiput condyle on the left side?
A)TRUE
B)FALSE


5A tight left rectus capitis anterior would produce a decreased left translation while in craniovertebral extension?
A)TRUE
B)FALSE





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