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Muscles Of The Spine And Thorax
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1. Tubercle of the posterior arch of the atlas (C1)
Internal Intercostals (Action)
Splenius Cervicis (Insertion)
Rectus Capitis Posterior Minor (Origin)
Serratus Posterior Superior (Action)
2. Ligamentum nuchae - spinous processes of C7-T3
Spinalis (Origin)
Transverse Abdominis (Insertion)
Splenius Capitis (Origin)
Rotatores (Action Unilaterally)
3. Extend the vertebral column
Iliocostalis (Action Bilaterally)
Interspinalis (Action)
Serratus Posterior Inferior (Insertion)
Oblique Capitis Inferior (Origin)
4. Anterior part of the iliac crest - abdominal aponeurosis to linea alba
Splenius Capitis (Insertion)
Intertransversarii (Action Bilaterally)
Iliocostalis (Action Unilaterally)
Rectus Abdominis (Insertion)
5. Laterally flex vertebral column to the same side - Rotate vertebral column to same side
Multifidi (Origin)
Internal oblique (Action Bilaterally)
Internal oblique (Action Unilaterally)
Intertransversarii (Action Unilaterally)
6. Posterior surface of 9-12 ribs
Serratus Posterior Inferior (Insertion)
Internal Intercostals (Action)
Erector Spinae Group is comprised of Which muscles?
Multifidi (Insertion)
7. Rotate the head and neck to the same side - Laterally flex the head and neck
Splenius Capitis (Action Unilaterally)
Internal Intercostals (Action)
Rectus Abdominis (Action Bilaterally)
Splenius Cervicis (Action Bilaterally)
8. Assist with exhalation by drawing the ribs inferiorly - decreasing the space of the thoracic cavity
Spinalis (Action Unilaterally)
Internal Intercostals (Action)
Quadratus Lumborum (Action - Bilaterally)
Interspinalis (Origin & Insertion of Cervical)
9. Flex the vertebral column - Compress the abdominal contents
Internal oblique (Action Bilaterally)
Multifidi (Action Unilaterally)
Internal Intercostals (Origin)
Rotatores (Action Unilaterally)
10. Linea alba
Pyramidalis (Insertion)
Multifidi (Action Unilaterally)
Serratus Posterior Inferior (Action)
Oblique Capitis Superior (Action)
11. Mastoid process and lateral portion of superior nuchal line
Multifidi (Action Bilaterally)
Splenius Capitis (Insertion)
Interspinalis (Origin & Insertion of Cervical)
Splenius Cervicis (Insertion)
12. Inferior nuchal line of the occiput
Semispinalis Capitis (Action)
Internal Intercostals (Insertion)
Rectus Capitis Posterior Major (Insertion)
Rectus Capitis Posterior Minor (Insertion)
13. Common tendon - Posterior surface of ribs 1-12
Oblique Capitis Superior (Action)
Iliocostalis (Origin)
Longissimus (Action Unilaterally)
Internal Intercostals (Insertion)
14. Compress the abdominal contents
Transverse Abdominis (Action)
Interspinalis (Action)
Rectus Capitis Posterior Minor (Insertion)
Internal Intercostals (Action)
15. Extend the vertebral column
Internal oblique (Action Unilaterally)
Longissimus (Action Bilaterally)
Rectus Abdominis (Origin)
Internal Intercostals (Origin)
16. Laterally tilt the pelvis - Laterally flex the vertebral column to the same side - Assist to extend the vertebral column
Oblique Capitis Inferior (Insertion)
Erector Spinae Group is comprised of Which muscles?
Rectus Abdominis (Action)
Quadratus Lumborum (Action - Unilaterally)
17. Draw down the central tendon of diaphragm - Increase the volume of the thoracic cavity during inhalation
Diaphragm (Action)
External Intercostals (Insertion)
Intertransversarii (Action Bilaterally)
External Intercostals (Origin)
18. Flex the vertebral column
Splenius Capitis (Action Bilaterally)
Rectus Abdominis (Action)
Quadratus Lumborum (Origin)
Spinalis (Origin)
19. Spanning of transverse processes of vertebrae L1-L5
Erector Spinae Group is comprised of Which muscles?
Intertransversarii (Origin & Insertion of Lumbar)
Pyramidalis (Origin)
Intertransversarii (Action Bilaterally)
20. Spinous processes of the upper lumbar and lower thoracic vertebrae - Ligamentum nuchae - spinous process of C7
Interspinalis (Action)
Intertransversarii (Action Unilaterally)
Spinalis (Origin)
Diaphragm (Origin - Sternal attachment)
21. Posterior iliac crest
Multifidi (Action Bilaterally)
Quadratus Lumborum (Origin)
Rectus Capitis Posterior Minor (Origin)
Iliocostalis (Action Bilaterally)
22. Flex the vertebral column - Compress abdominal contents
Multifidi (Action Unilaterally)
Splenius Capitis (Origin)
Rectus Abdominis (Action Bilaterally)
Internal Intercostals (Action)
23. Extend the vertebral column
Longissimus (Action Bilaterally)
Longissimus (Insertion)
Rectus Abdominis (Insertion)
Rotatores (Action Bilaterally)
24. Superior border of the rib below
Quadratus Lumborum (Action - Bilaterally)
Internal oblique (Action Bilaterally)
Intertransversarii (Action Unilaterally)
Internal Intercostals (Insertion)
25. Inferior border of the rib above
External Intercostals (Action)
Oblique Capitis Inferior (Action)
Rectus Capitis Posterior Minor (Action)
Internal Intercostals (Origin)
26. Laterally flex vertebral column to the same side
Oblique Capitis Superior (Action)
Iliocostalis (Action Unilaterally)
Rectus Capitis Posterior Major (Action)
Internal oblique (Action Bilaterally)
27. Spanning the spinous processes of T12-L5
Rotatores (Action Bilaterally)
Spinalis (Action Unilaterally)
Transverse Abdominis (Origin)
Interspinalis (Origin & Insertion of Lumbar)
28. Laterally flex vertebral column to the same side - Rotate vertebral column to the opposite side
Oblique Capitis Superior (Insertion)
External Intercostals (Origin)
Internal oblique (Insertion)
External Oblique (Action Unilaterally)
29. Transverse process of the atlas (C1)
Splenius Cervicis (Action Bilaterally)
Intertransversarii (Origin & Insertion of cervical)
Internal oblique (Action Bilaterally)
Oblique Capitis Inferior (Insertion)
30. Lateral inguinal ligament - iliac crest and thoracolumbar fascia
Rectus Abdominis (Insertion)
Diaphragm (Origin - Sternal attachment)
Internal oblique (Origin)
Transverse Abdominis (Action)
31. Spanning the spinous processes of C2-T3
Interspinalis (Origin & Insertion of Cervical)
Rectus Capitis Posterior Minor (Action)
Splenius Cervicis (Action Unilaterally)
Internal oblique (Action Unilaterally)
32. Lower eight ribs
Pyramidalis (Insertion)
Rectus Abdominis (Action)
Rectus Abdominis (Origin)
Interspinalis (Action)
33. Abdominal aponeurosis - to linea alba
Transverse Abdominis (Insertion)
Multifidi (Action Unilaterally)
Rotatores (Origin)
Internal oblique (Origin)
34. Posterior surface of second through fifth ribs
Rectus Capitis Posterior Minor (Origin)
Rectus Capitis Posterior Major (Origin)
Serratus Posterior Superior (Insertion)
Internal Intercostals (Insertion)
35. Between the nuchal lines of the occiput
Splenius Capitis (Insertion)
Rotatores (Action Unilaterally)
Transverse Abdominis (Origin)
Oblique Capitis Superior (Insertion)
36. Last rib and transverse processes of first through fourth lumbar vertebrae
Transverse Abdominis (Insertion)
Quadratus Lumborum (Insertion)
Semispinalis Capitis (Action)
Rectus Abdominis (Insertion)
37. Common tendon - Transverse processes of upper 5 thoracic vertebrae
Internal oblique (Origin)
Longissimus (Origin)
Rectus Capitis Posterior Major (Origin)
Semispinalis Capitis (Insertion)
38. Transverse processes of the upper cervical vertebrae
Splenius Cervicis (Insertion)
Rotatores (Insertion)
Rotatores (Origin)
Splenius Capitis (Action Bilaterally)
39. Internal surface of lower three ribs - abdominal aponeurosis to linea alba
Internal oblique (Insertion)
Splenius Capitis (Insertion)
Rotatores (Origin)
Serratus Posterior Inferior (Origin)
40. Spanning the transverse processes of vertebrae C2-C7
Quadratus Lumborum (Action - Unilaterally)
Intertransversarii (Origin & Insertion of cervical)
Diaphragm (Origin - Costal attachment)
Pyramidalis (Origin)
41. Spinous processes of upper thoracic - Spinous processes of cervicals except C1
Splenius Cervicis (Insertion)
Spinalis (Insertion)
Longissimus (Insertion)
Rectus Abdominis (Action)
42. Central tendon
Pyramidalis (Action)
Splenius Cervicis (Origin)
Diaphragm (Insertion)
Serratus Posterior Superior (Insertion)
43. Inferior border of the rib above
External Intercostals (Origin)
Rectus Abdominis (Insertion)
External Intercostals (Action)
Serratus Posterior Superior (Action)
44. Extend the vertebral column
Multifidi (Action Bilaterally)
Serratus Posterior Superior (Action)
Longissimus (Origin)
Pyramidalis (Insertion)
45. Extend the head and neck
Splenius Cervicis (Action Bilaterally)
Transverse Abdominis (Action)
Intertransversarii (Origin & Insertion of cervical)
Internal Intercostals (Origin)
46. Laterally flex vertevral column to the same side
Longissimus (Action Unilaterally)
Iliocostalis (Action Bilaterally)
Splenius Capitis (Action Bilaterally)
External Intercostals (Insertion)
47. Lower 9 ribs and transverse processes of thoarcic vertebrae - Transverse processes of cervical vertebrae - Mastoid process of temporal bone
Longissimus (Insertion)
Internal Intercostals (Action)
Rotatores (Insertion)
Diaphragm (Origin - Lumbar attachment)
48. Elevate the ribs during inhalation
Oblique Capitis Superior (Action)
Serratus Posterior Inferior (Action)
Rectus Capitis Posterior Major (Origin)
Serratus Posterior Superior (Action)
49. Tenses the linea alba
Oblique Capitis Inferior (Origin)
Longissimus (Action Unilaterally)
Serratus Posterior Superior (Action)
Pyramidalis (Action)
50. Transverse processes of lumbar vertebrae through cervical vertebrae
Rectus Abdominis (Origin)
Rotatores (Action Unilaterally)
Rotatores (Origin)
Serratus Posterior Inferior (Origin)