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Muscles Of The Spine And Thorax

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1. Upper two or three lumbar vertebrae






2. Central tendon






3. Spanning the spinous processes of C2-T3






4. Flex the vertebral column - Compress the abdominal contents






5. Fix the last rib during inhalation and forced exhalation






6. Transverse processes of lumbar vertebrae 1-3 and posterior surface of ribs 6-12 - Posterior surface of ribs 1-6 - Transverse processes of lower cervicals






7. Rotate the head to the same side






8. Transverse processes of tharacic vertebrae - articular processes of lower cervicals






9. Tubercle of the posterior arch of the atlas (C1)






10. Rotate the vertebral column to the opposite side






11. Flex the vertebral column - Compress abdominal contents






12. Lateral inguinal ligament - iliac crest and thoracolumbar fascia






13. Spinous process of the axis (C2)






14. Inferior border of the rib above






15. Extend the vertebral column and head






16. Compress the abdominal contents






17. Inner part of xiphoid process






18. Spinous processes of lumbar vertebrae through second cervical certebra (each belly spanning 2-4 vertebrae)






19. Laterally flex vertebral coloumn to the same side






20. Extend the head and neck






21. Between the nuchal lines of the occiput






22. Cartilage of fifth - sixth and seventh ribs and xiphoid process






23. Spinous processes of the lumbar vertebrae through second cervical vertebra (each belly spanning 1-2 vertebrae)






24. Extend the vertebral column






25. Sacrum and transverse processes of lumbar through cervical vertebrae






26. Transverse processes of the upper cervical vertebrae






27. Lower 9 ribs and transverse processes of thoarcic vertebrae - Transverse processes of cervical vertebrae - Mastoid process of temporal bone






28. Laterally flex vertevral column to the same side






29. Laterally flex vertebral column to the same side - Rotate vertebral column to same side






30. Flex the vertebral column






31. Extend the head and neck






32. Depress the ribs during exhalation






33. Laterally flex vertebral column to the same side






34. Laterally flex vertebral column to the same side - Rotate vertebral column to the opposite side






35. Extend the vertebral column






36. Posterior surface of second through fifth ribs






37. Rotate the head and neck to the same side - Laterally flex the head and neck






38. Transverse process of teh atlas (C1)






39. Lateral inguinal ligament - iliac crest - thoracolumbar fascia and internal surface of lower 6 ribs






40. Transverse processes of lumbar vertebrae through cervical vertebrae






41. Common tendon - Transverse processes of upper 5 thoracic vertebrae






42. Elevate the ribs during inhalation






43. Inferior border of the rib above






44. Inferior nuchal line of the occiput






45. Lower eight ribs






46. Ligamentum nuchae - spinous processes of C7-T3






47. Spinous processes of upper thoracic - Spinous processes of cervicals except C1






48. Assist with inhalation by drawing the ribs superiorly - increasing the space of the thoracic cavity






49. Internal surface of lower three ribs - abdominal aponeurosis to linea alba






50. Spinalis - Longissimus - Iliocostalis