Axial Muscle Chart Origin Insertion Flashcards
Rectus Abdominis
O: Ribs 5-7, xiphoid process
I: pubic ramus
- Intercostal nerves T7-T12
External Oblique
O: Posterolateral ribs 5-12
I: iliac crest, linea alba
- Intercostal nerves T7-T12
Internal Oblique
O: iliac crest, thoracolumbar fascia
I: linea alba, inferior ribs
- intercostal nerves T7-T12
Transverses Abdominis
O: ribs 7-12, thoracolumbar fascia, iliac crest
I: Linea alba
- intercostal nerves T7-T12
Serratus Posterior: Superior
O: lower cervical & upper thoracic spinous processes
I: Upper ribs
- intercostal nerves T1-T3
Serratus Posterior: Inferior
O: Lower thoracic & upper lumbar SP
I: Lower ribs
- intercostal nerves T9-T12
Splenius Capitis
O: Cervical & upper thoracic SP
I: Mastoid process & superior nuchal line
- dorsal rami of inferior cervical nerves
Splenius Cervicis
O: Upper thoracic SP
I: Upper cervical TP
N: dorsal rami of inferior cervical nerves
Iliocostalis lumborum, thoracis, cervicis
Lumborum: Iliac crest –> angles of lower ribs
Thoracis: Angles of lower ribs –> angles of upper ribs
Cervicis: Angles of upper ribs –> lower cervical TP
N: dorsal rami
Longissimus thoracis, cervicis, capitis (note: lumborum is not significant)
Thoracis: Lumbar TP –> Thoracic TP & lower 9 ribs
Cervicis: Upper thoracic TP –> Cervical TP
Capitis: Upper thoracic & lower cervical TP –> mastoid process
- dorsal rami
Spinalis thoracis, cervicis (note: capitis blends with semispinalis capitis)
Thoracis: Uppwer lumbar & lower thoracic SP –> upper thoracic SP
Cervicis: Lower ligamentum Nuchae –> Axis SP
- dorsal rami
Semispinalis, thoracis, cervicis, capitis
Thoracis: lower thoracic TP –> Upper thoracic & lower cervical SP
Cervicis: Upper thoracic TP –> Cervical SP
Capitis: Upper thoracic & lower cervical TP –> Occipital bone
N: Dorsal Rami
Multifidus
Sacrum, lower lumbar to lower cervical TP
- Extend, ipsilateral lateral flexion, contralateral rotation
Rotatores
O: Lumbar to cervical TP –>
Brevis: lumbar to cervical SP of adjacent superior vertebrae
Longus: lumbar to cervical SP of vertebrae two levels superior
N: Dorsal Rami
Interspinalis
O: lumbar to cervical SP
I: lumbar to cervical SP of adjacent superior vertebrae