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Muscles Of The Spine And Thorax

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1. Public crest - pubic symphysis






2. Extend the vertebral column






3. Mastoid process and lateral portion of superior nuchal line






4. Between the nuchal lines of the occiput






5. Rotate the vertebral column to the opposite side






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






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






8. Spanning the spinous processes of C2-T3






9. Flex the vertebral column - Compress the abdominal contents






10. Compress the abdominal contents






11. Extend the vertebral column






12. Inner part of xiphoid process






13. Rock and tilt the head back into extension






14. Rock and tilt the head back into extension - Rotate the head to the same side






15. Inferior border of the rib above






16. Abdominal aponeurosis - to linea alba






17. 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






18. Tenses the linea alba






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






20. Inferior nuchal line of the occiput






21. Superior border of the rib below






22. Flex the vertebral column






23. Laterally flex the vertebral column to the same side






24. Extend the vertebral column






25. Sacrum and transverse processes of lumbar through cervical vertebrae






26. Extend the vertebral column






27. Laterally flex vertebral column to the same side






28. Rotate the head to the same side






29. Linea alba






30. Spinous processes of C7-T3






31. Transverse process of teh atlas (C1)






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






33. Spinous process of the axis (C2)






34. Spinous processes of the upper lumbar and lower thoracic vertebrae - Ligamentum nuchae - spinous process of C7






35. Common tendon - Posterior surface of ribs 1-12






36. Spinous processes of T12-L3






37. Rotate the vertebral column to the opposite side






38. Extend the head and neck






39. Last rib and transverse processes of first through fourth lumbar vertebrae






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






41. Lower eight ribs






42. Flex the vertebral column - Compress abdominal contents






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






44. Extend the head and neck






45. Extend the vertebral column and head






46. Draw down the central tendon of diaphragm - Increase the volume of the thoracic cavity during inhalation






47. Spanning the transverse processes of vertebrae C2-C7






48. Rock and tilt the head back into extension






49. Fix the last rib during inhalation and forced exhalation






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