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Muscles Of The Spine And Thorax
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1. Rock and tilt the head back into extension
Oblique Capitis Inferior (Action)
Rotatores (Action Bilaterally)
Diaphragm (Origin - Costal attachment)
Rectus Capitis Posterior Minor (Action)
2. Between the nuchal lines of the occiput
Oblique Capitis Superior (Insertion)
Serratus Posterior Superior (Action)
Erector Spinae Group is comprised of Which muscles?
Internal oblique (Action Unilaterally)
3. Transverse processes of the upper cervical vertebrae
Splenius Cervicis (Insertion)
Oblique Capitis Superior (Insertion)
Rectus Abdominis (Action)
Rectus Abdominis (Origin)
4. Extend the vertebral column
Oblique Capitis Superior (Action)
Oblique Capitis Inferior (Origin)
Interspinalis (Action)
Internal oblique (Origin)
5. Extend the vertebral column
Internal Intercostals (Insertion)
Longissimus (Action Bilaterally)
Longissimus (Origin)
Multifidi (Action Bilaterally)
6. Transverse process of the atlas (C1)
External Intercostals (Insertion)
Serratus Posterior Inferior (Origin)
Pyramidalis (Origin)
Oblique Capitis Inferior (Insertion)
7. Spinous processes of the lumbar vertebrae through second cervical vertebra (each belly spanning 1-2 vertebrae)
Rotatores (Insertion)
Semispinalis Capitis (Insertion)
Oblique Capitis Superior (Insertion)
Splenius Capitis (Origin)
8. Spinous processes of lumbar vertebrae through second cervical certebra (each belly spanning 2-4 vertebrae)
Rectus Capitis Posterior Major (Insertion)
Iliocostalis (Origin)
Pyramidalis (Origin)
Multifidi (Insertion)
9. Anterior part of the iliac crest - abdominal aponeurosis to linea alba
Rectus Abdominis (Insertion)
Rectus Capitis Posterior Minor (Insertion)
Internal oblique (Action Unilaterally)
External Intercostals (Action)
10. Rotate the head and neck to the same side - Laterally flex the head and neck
Quadratus Lumborum (Insertion)
Rectus Abdominis (Insertion)
Serratus Posterior Superior (Origin)
Splenius Cervicis (Action Unilaterally)
11. Tubercle of the posterior arch of the atlas (C1)
Rectus Abdominis (Insertion)
Serratus Posterior Superior (Action)
Rotatores (Origin)
Rectus Capitis Posterior Minor (Origin)
12. Last rib and transverse processes of first through fourth lumbar vertebrae
External Intercostals (Action)
Semispinalis Capitis (Action)
Quadratus Lumborum (Insertion)
Rotatores (Action Unilaterally)
13. Upper two or three lumbar vertebrae
Rectus Capitis Posterior Minor (Origin)
Oblique Capitis Superior (Insertion)
Quadratus Lumborum (Origin)
Diaphragm (Origin - Lumbar attachment)
14. Lower 9 ribs and transverse processes of thoarcic vertebrae - Transverse processes of cervical vertebrae - Mastoid process of temporal bone
Longissimus (Insertion)
Serratus Posterior Inferior (Origin)
Interspinalis (Action)
Rectus Capitis Posterior Major (Origin)
15. Cartilage of fifth - sixth and seventh ribs and xiphoid process
Rectus Abdominis (Insertion)
Rotatores (Action Bilaterally)
Longissimus (Action Bilaterally)
Splenius Capitis (Origin)
16. Assist with inhalation by drawing the ribs superiorly - increasing the space of the thoracic cavity
Rectus Capitis Posterior Minor (Insertion)
External Intercostals (Action)
Splenius Cervicis (Origin)
Iliocostalis (Insertion)
17. Laterally flex vertebral column to the same side - Rotate vertebral column to the opposite side
Splenius Cervicis (Insertion)
Internal Intercostals (Insertion)
Internal oblique (Action Unilaterally)
External Oblique (Action Unilaterally)
18. Posterior surface of second through fifth ribs
Erector Spinae Group is comprised of Which muscles?
Quadratus Lumborum (Action - Bilaterally)
Splenius Cervicis (Origin)
Serratus Posterior Superior (Insertion)
19. Flex the vertebral column - Compress the abdominal contents
Rectus Capitis Posterior Minor (Origin)
Internal Intercostals (Action)
Internal oblique (Action Bilaterally)
Rectus Abdominis (Insertion)
20. Rotate the vertebral column to the opposite side
Oblique Capitis Superior (Origin)
Rectus Abdominis (Insertion)
Multifidi (Action Unilaterally)
Longissimus (Action Bilaterally)
21. Linea alba
Oblique Capitis Inferior (Insertion)
Rectus Capitis Posterior Minor (Action)
Pyramidalis (Insertion)
Longissimus (Action Bilaterally)
22. Rotate the head to the same side
External Intercostals (Action)
Serratus Posterior Inferior (Origin)
Oblique Capitis Inferior (Action)
Rectus Abdominis (Insertion)
23. Mastoid process and lateral portion of superior nuchal line
Rectus Abdominis (Action)
External Intercostals (Insertion)
Splenius Capitis (Insertion)
Rectus Abdominis (Insertion)
24. Fix the last rib during inhalation and forced exhalation
Quadratus Lumborum (Action - Bilaterally)
Rotatores (Origin)
Splenius Cervicis (Action Unilaterally)
Rectus Abdominis (Insertion)
25. Extend the head and neck
Oblique Capitis Superior (Insertion)
Rectus Capitis Posterior Major (Insertion)
Splenius Capitis (Action Bilaterally)
Iliocostalis (Action Bilaterally)
26. Extend the vertebral column
Serratus Posterior Superior (Origin)
Internal Intercostals (Action)
Spinalis (Action Bilaterally)
Multifidi (Origin)
27. Common tendon - Transverse processes of upper 5 thoracic vertebrae
Internal oblique (Action Unilaterally)
Longissimus (Origin)
Oblique Capitis Superior (Action)
Quadratus Lumborum (Action - Unilaterally)
28. Internal surface of lower three ribs - abdominal aponeurosis to linea alba
Internal oblique (Insertion)
Erector Spinae Group is comprised of Which muscles?
Multifidi (Action Unilaterally)
Rectus Abdominis (Insertion)
29. Inner part of xiphoid process
Diaphragm (Origin - Sternal attachment)
External Intercostals (Insertion)
Rectus Capitis Posterior Major (Insertion)
Iliocostalis (Insertion)
30. Lateral inguinal ligament - iliac crest - thoracolumbar fascia and internal surface of lower 6 ribs
Internal Intercostals (Insertion)
Transverse Abdominis (Origin)
Semispinalis Capitis (Insertion)
Multifidi (Action Unilaterally)
31. Lateral inguinal ligament - iliac crest and thoracolumbar fascia
Splenius Cervicis (Origin)
Internal oblique (Origin)
Interspinalis (Action)
Intertransversarii (Origin & Insertion of Lumbar)
32. Posterior iliac crest
Rectus Abdominis (Insertion)
Internal oblique (Action Bilaterally)
Quadratus Lumborum (Origin)
Splenius Cervicis (Insertion)
33. Spinous processes of C7-T3
Internal Intercostals (Origin)
Semispinalis Capitis (Origin)
Interspinalis (Origin & Insertion of Lumbar)
Serratus Posterior Superior (Origin)
34. Rotate the head and neck to the same side - Laterally flex the head and neck
Splenius Capitis (Action Unilaterally)
Diaphragm (Action)
Splenius Cervicis (Action Bilaterally)
Rectus Abdominis (Action)
35. Draw down the central tendon of diaphragm - Increase the volume of the thoracic cavity during inhalation
Oblique Capitis Inferior (Action)
Internal oblique (Insertion)
Splenius Capitis (Action Bilaterally)
Diaphragm (Action)
36. Spinalis - Longissimus - Iliocostalis
Rectus Capitis Posterior Major (Action)
Erector Spinae Group is comprised of Which muscles?
Iliocostalis (Origin)
External Intercostals (Origin)
37. Ligamentum nuchae - spinous processes of C7-T3
Rectus Capitis Posterior Major (Insertion)
Internal oblique (Action Unilaterally)
Splenius Capitis (Origin)
Multifidi (Action Unilaterally)
38. Central tendon
Interspinalis (Origin & Insertion of Lumbar)
Serratus Posterior Inferior (Origin)
Diaphragm (Insertion)
Serratus Posterior Superior (Insertion)
39. Common tendon - Posterior surface of ribs 1-12
Quadratus Lumborum (Origin)
Quadratus Lumborum (Action - Unilaterally)
Oblique Capitis Superior (Insertion)
Iliocostalis (Origin)
40. Inner surface of lower 6 ribs
Splenius Cervicis (Action Unilaterally)
Oblique Capitis Superior (Insertion)
Oblique Capitis Superior (Action)
Diaphragm (Origin - Costal attachment)
41. Flex the vertebral column - Compress abdominal contents
Rectus Abdominis (Action Bilaterally)
Internal oblique (Insertion)
Multifidi (Origin)
Diaphragm (Origin - Costal attachment)
42. Extend the vertebral column
Intertransversarii (Action Bilaterally)
Rectus Abdominis (Action)
Quadratus Lumborum (Action - Unilaterally)
Quadratus Lumborum (Action - Bilaterally)
43. Transverse process of teh atlas (C1)
Oblique Capitis Superior (Origin)
Oblique Capitis Inferior (Insertion)
Internal oblique (Action Unilaterally)
Intertransversarii (Action Bilaterally)
44. Tenses the linea alba
Pyramidalis (Insertion)
Pyramidalis (Action)
Rectus Capitis Posterior Major (Origin)
Erector Spinae Group is comprised of Which muscles?
45. Spanning the spinous processes of C2-T3
Interspinalis (Origin & Insertion of Cervical)
Rectus Abdominis (Action)
External Oblique (Action Unilaterally)
Rectus Capitis Posterior Major (Action)
46. Rock and tilt the head back into extension
Oblique Capitis Superior (Action)
Transverse Abdominis (Origin)
Rectus Abdominis (Origin)
Oblique Capitis Inferior (Origin)
47. Extend the vertebral column
Diaphragm (Origin - Sternal attachment)
Iliocostalis (Action Bilaterally)
Splenius Cervicis (Action Bilaterally)
Rectus Abdominis (Action)
48. Spinous processes of the upper lumbar and lower thoracic vertebrae - Ligamentum nuchae - spinous process of C7
Iliocostalis (Insertion)
Splenius Cervicis (Action Unilaterally)
Spinalis (Origin)
Oblique Capitis Inferior (Action)
49. Inferior nuchal line of the occiput
Internal oblique (Action Bilaterally)
Diaphragm (Origin - Costal attachment)
Quadratus Lumborum (Action - Unilaterally)
Rectus Capitis Posterior Major (Insertion)
50. Spinous process of the axis (C2)
Oblique Capitis Inferior (Origin)
Quadratus Lumborum (Action - Unilaterally)
Serratus Posterior Superior (Insertion)
Rectus Abdominis (Origin)