title: The rhomboideus capitis in man--correctly named rare muscular variation.
abstract: This is the third original report on the rhomboideus capitis muscle in man, as far as the author is aware. In the earlier descriptions, the muscle was named as the occipito-scapularis and the rhomboideus-occipitalis or capitis. The muscle was situated on the left side of the neck as a muscular band attached cranially to the occipital bone and caudally to the scapula and was closely related to the splenius capitis and the levator scapulae. A revision of previous descriptions and a brief comparative note on the rhomboideus muscle is given.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Anatomy, School of Dentistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Rogawski
mesh_terms: D002102:Cadaver; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D009334:Neck Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D009626:Terminology as Topic