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Muscles Of The Spine And Thorax

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1. Rock and tilt the head back into extension






2. Between the nuchal lines of the occiput






3. Transverse processes of the upper cervical vertebrae






4. Extend the vertebral column






5. Extend the vertebral column






6. Transverse process of the atlas (C1)






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






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






9. Anterior part of the iliac crest - abdominal aponeurosis to linea alba






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






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






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






13. Upper two or three lumbar vertebrae






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






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






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






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






18. Posterior surface of second through fifth ribs






19. Flex the vertebral column - Compress the abdominal contents






20. Rotate the vertebral column to the opposite side






21. Linea alba






22. Rotate the head to the same side






23. Mastoid process and lateral portion of superior nuchal line






24. Fix the last rib during inhalation and forced exhalation






25. Extend the head and neck






26. Extend the vertebral column






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






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






29. Inner part of xiphoid process






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






31. Lateral inguinal ligament - iliac crest and thoracolumbar fascia






32. Posterior iliac crest






33. Spinous processes of C7-T3






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






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






36. Spinalis - Longissimus - Iliocostalis






37. Ligamentum nuchae - spinous processes of C7-T3






38. Central tendon






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






40. Inner surface of lower 6 ribs






41. Flex the vertebral column - Compress abdominal contents






42. Extend the vertebral column






43. Transverse process of teh atlas (C1)






44. Tenses the linea alba






45. Spanning the spinous processes of C2-T3






46. Rock and tilt the head back into extension






47. Extend the vertebral column






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






49. Inferior nuchal line of the occiput






50. Spinous process of the axis (C2)