Back Muscles Flashcards
1
Q
Multifidis muscles provide:
A
Propriceptive feedback
Means it helps the body determine accurate movements through the central nervous system
2
Q
Semispinalis
A
Actions: Extends cervical spine
Actions: Laterally flexes cervical spine
Actions: rotates cervical spine
Vertebrae to vertebrae in neck
Extends ___________
3
Q
Erector Spinae
A
Actions: extends vertebral column
3 columns muscle iliocostalis, longissimus, spinalis
4
Q
Multifidis
A
Actions: provides proprioceptive feedback
Actions: Bilateral extension
Actions: unilateral side bending
Vertebrae to vertebrae
Rotates vertebral column
5
Q
Quadratus Lumborum
A
Actions: unilaterally: laterally flexes vertebral column
Actions: Bilaterally: Depresses thoracic rib cage
Ilium to 12th rib
Lateral flexion of vertebral column
