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