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Muscles Of The Spine And Thorax

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1. Laterally flex vertebral column to the same side






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






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






4. Elevate the ribs during inhalation






5. Superior border of the rib below






6. Transverse processes of lumbar vertebrae through cervical vertebrae






7. Pubic symphysis






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






9. Lower eight ribs






10. Extend the head and neck






11. Fix the last rib during inhalation and forced exhalation






12. Spinous process of the axis (C2)






13. Spinous processes of C7-T3






14. Extend the head and neck






15. Rock and tilt the head back into extension






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






17. Spanning the spinous processes of C2-T3






18. Sacrum and transverse processes of lumbar through cervical vertebrae






19. Spanning of transverse processes of vertebrae L1-L5






20. Rotate the vertebral column to the opposite side






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






22. Laterally flex vertebral coloumn to the same side






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






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






25. Assist with exhalation by drawing the ribs inferiorly - decreasing the space of the thoracic cavity






26. Tenses the linea alba






27. Inferior border of the rib above






28. Upper two or three lumbar vertebrae






29. Posterior surface of 9-12 ribs






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






31. Laterally flex vertevral column to the same side






32. Extend the vertebral column






33. Spinous processes of upper thoracic and cervicals (except C1) - and superior nuchal line of the occiput






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






35. Abdominal aponeurosis - to linea alba






36. Posterior surface of second through fifth ribs






37. Posterior iliac crest






38. Extend the vertebral column






39. Spinous processes of T3-T6






40. Inner part of xiphoid process






41. Spinous processes of T12-L3






42. Extend the vertebral column






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






44. Extend the vertebral column






45. Spinalis - Longissimus - Iliocostalis






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






47. Rotate the head to the same side






48. Linea alba






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






50. Between the nuchal lines of the occiput