Back and Suboccipital Region

Question 1

Serratus Posterior Superior

Answer 1

O: Lower Cervical and Upper Thoracic Spines

I: Upper Ribs

N: Intercostal Nerves

A: Raise ribs

B: Post. Intercostal Artery

Question 2

Serratus Posterior Inferior

Answer 2

O: Lower Thoracic and Upper Lumbar Spines

I: Lower Ribs

N: Intercostal Nerves

A: Depress ribs

B: Subcostal Artery

Question 3

Splenius

Answer 3

O: Lower Part of Ligamentum Nuchae T1-T4

I: Capitis - Sup. Nuchal Line, Mastoid Process
Cervicis - TP of Upper Cervical Vertebrae

N: Post Rami of Cervical Nerves

A: Ext and Lat Flex Head and Neck

B: Occipital Artery

Question 4

Iliocostalis

Answer 4

O: Iliac Crest, Med & Lat Sacral Crests, T11-L5 Spines, Sup angles of Lower 6-7 ribs, Angles of 3-6 ribs

I: Inf Angles of Lower 6-7 ribs, Sup Angles of Upper 6 ribs, TP of C7

N: Post Rami of Spinal Nerves

A: Ext and Lat Flex Vertebra

B: Occipital Artery

Question 5

Longissimus

Answer 5

O: TP of Lumbar Vertebrae, T1-T5 and C4-T5

I: TP of Thoracic Vertebrae, Lower 9-10 ribs, C2-C6, and Mastoid process

N: Post Rami of Spinal Nerves

A: Ext and Lat Flex Vertebral Column, Head and Neck

B: Occipital Artery

Question 6

Spinalis

Answer 6

O: T11-L2 Spines, Ligamentum Nuchae & C7

I: Spines of Upper Thoracic Vertebrae, Spine of Axis

N: Post Rami of Cervical & Thoracic Spinal Nerves

A: Ext Vertebral Column

B: Post. Intercostal Artery

Question 7

Semispinalis

Answer 7

O: TP of T6-T10, T1-T6, C7-T7

I: C6-T4 Spines, C2-C5 spines, Occipital Bone

N: Post Rami of Cervical & Thoracic Spinal Nerves

A: Ext and Rot Cervical and Thoracic Vertebrae, Ext and Lat Flex head

B: Occipital Artery

Question 8

Multifidus

Answer 8

O: Back of Sacrum, PSIS, TP of Lower 4 Cervical & Thoracic Vertebrae

I: Spine of Vertebra Above

N: Post Rami of Spinal Nerves

A: Rot Vertebra slightly

B: Vertebral Artery

Question 9

Rotatores

Answer 9

O: TP of one Vertebra

I: Lamina of Vertebra

N: Post Rami of Spinal Nerves

A: Rot Vertebral Column

B: Post. Intercostal Artery

Question 10

Rectus Capitis Post. Major

Answer 10

O: Spine of Axis

I: Lat part of Inf Nuchal Line

N: Suboccipital Nerve

A: Ext and Rot Head

B: Vertebral Artery

Question 11

Rectus Capitis Post. Minor

Answer 11

O: Tubercle on Post Arch of Atlas

I: Med part of Inf Nuchal Line

N: Suboccipital Nerve

A: Ext Head

B: Vertebral Artery

Question 12

Obliquus Capitis Inf.

Answer 12

O: Lat Surface of Spine & Lamina of Axis

I: TP of Atlas

N: Suboccipital Nerve

A: Rot Head

B: Vertebral artery

Question 13

Obliquus Capitis Sup.

Answer 13

O: Upper Surface of TP of Atlas

I: Occipital bone

N: Suboccipital Nerve

A: Ext and Lat Flex Head