The suboccipital nerve also innervates rectus capitis posterior minor.
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The suboccipital nerve also passes through this defect.
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The posterior distribution includes the suboccipital nerve ( C1 ), the greater occipital nerve ( C2 ) and the third occipital nerve ( C3 ).
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This groove transmits the vertebral artery, which, after ascending through the foramen in the transverse process, winds around the lateral mass in a direction backward and medially to enter the vertebrobasilar circulation through the foramen magnum; it also transmits the suboccipital nerve ( first spinal nerve ) ..