0 a Latin word meaning "of the head", used in the names of some muscles that are connected to the head --
The fungal species responsible for causing tinea capitis vary according to the geographical region, and may also change over time.
Uncommon in adults, tinea capitis is predominantly seen in pre-pubertal children, more often boys than girls.
It supplies muscles of the suboccipital triangle, the rectus capitis posterior major, obliquus capitis superior, and obliquus capitis inferior.
Similar connective tissue connections of the rectus capitis posterior major have been reported recently as well.
Tinea capitis (scalp) must be treated orally, as the medication must be present deep in the hair follicles to eradicate the fungus.
The least change of state, "capitis deminutio minima", consisted of a person ceasing to belong to a particular family, without loss of liberty or citizenship.
The broad-surfaced occipital region at the back of the skull provides a large attachment area for the splenius capitis muscles of the neck.
It includes the prevertebral muscles (longus colli and longus capitis), vertebral artery, vertebral vein, scalene muscles, phrenic nerve and part of the brachial plexus.
