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Back muscles and vertebral column Flashcards

1
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Cervical levels and location

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C1-C7
Base of skull to first rib

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Thoracic levels and location

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T1-T12
First to last rib

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Lumbar levels and location

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L1-L5
1st vertebra below last rib down to fused sacrum

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Sacral level and location

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S1-S5 Fused vertebrae

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Coccygeal vertebrae level and location

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Co3-4
Fused coccyx bone

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Curvature in the spine

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C shaped inward curve at T
C shaped outward at C and L

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Spinous process

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Can feel point on midline

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Transverse process

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In the transverse plane, where muscles and ligaments attach

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Lamina

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Between spinous and transverse process

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Pedicle

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Between vertebral arch and body
On lateral view creates intervertebral foramen

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Intervertebral foramen

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In between adjacent pedicles
Where spinal nerve exits

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Superior articular facet

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Point of top of vertebra

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Inferior articular facet

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Off bottom of vertebra

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Facet joint

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Where superior and inferior articular facet meet

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Function of facet joint

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Flex and bend the back

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Pars interarticularis

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In between transverse process, sup. inf. articular facet, and pedicle

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Vertebral body

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Largest part of the spine, anterior

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Vertebral arch

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Section posterior to vertebral body

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19
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Intervertebral disc

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Fibrocartilage for shock compression

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20
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Vertebral foramen

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Forms the vertebral canal where spinal comes through

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21
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Vertebral canal

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Where spinal cord travels through the spine

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22
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Unique features of the cervical spine

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Bifid spinous processes
Atlas and Axis vertebra
Uncinate process

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23
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Atlas vertebra

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At C1, facets that join occipital bone and holds the skull

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Axis vertebra

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Odontoid process (dens) that allows pivoting with atlas

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25
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How to pivot the head

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Atlas and axis vertebra

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Ucinate process

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Hook, superior projection to prevent lateral translation

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Bifid spinous process

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At C2 to C2, leg like projections

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28
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Thoracic features

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Costal facets, where ribs connect

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29
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Lumbar unique features

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Mammillary processes

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30
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Superficial back muscles location

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Originate on axial skeleton and insert on scapula and humerus

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31
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Superficial “back” muscles

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Migrated to back, actually upper limb so innervated by ventral ramus

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32
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Innervation superficial back muscles

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Ventral ramus

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33
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Superficial back muscles list

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Trapezius
Rhomboid major and minor
Levator scapular
Latissimus dorsi

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34
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Trapezius muscle location

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Trapezius function

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Elevation, retraction (adduction), and depression of scapula
Upward rotation

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Trapezius innervation

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Spinal accessory nerve (CN X1)

37
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Unique fiber arrangement of trapezius

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Clavicle fibers pull up
Middle fibers pull in
Lower fibers pull down

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Rhomboid major location

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Rhomboid minor location

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Function of rhomboid major and minor

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Retraction (adduction) of scapula

41
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Innervation of rhomboid major and minor

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Dorsal scapular nerve (C5)

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Levator scapulae muscle location

43
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Function of levator scapulae

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Elevation of scapula

44
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Innervation of levator scapulae

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Dorsal scapular nerve (C5)

45
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Latissimus dorsi location

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Anterior humerus on top

46
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Latissimus dorsi function

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Adduction, extension, and medial rotation (shoulder press) of humerus

47
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Innervation of latissimus dorsi muscle

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Thoracodorsal nerve (C6-8)

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49
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Rhomboid major

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Rhomboid minor

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Levator scapulae

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Latissimus dorsi

53
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Deep back muscles location

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Course along vertebral column

54
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Function of deep back muscles

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Support and move vertebral column

55
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Innervation of deep back muscles

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Dorsal rami

56
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Deep back muscles list

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Splenius muscles (capitis and crevicis)
Erector spinal (iliocostalis, longissimus, spinalis)
Transversospinalis muscles (semi-spinalis, multifidus, rotatores)
Suboccipital muscles

57
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Splenius muscles list

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Capitis and crevicis

58
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Function of splenius muscles bilateral

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Extension of head and neck

59
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Function splenius muscles unilateral

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Rotation of head and neck

60
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Erector spinal muscles list

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Iliocostalis
Longissimus
Spinalis

61
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Function of erector spinal muscles bilateral

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Posture, vertebral extension

62
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Iliocostalis muscle

63
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Function of erector spinal muscles unilateral

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Lateral vertebral flexion (lean to side)

64
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Longissimus muscle

65
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Spinalis muscle

66
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Transversospinalis muscles list

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Semi-spinalis, multifidus, rotatores

67
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Transversospinalis muscles function

68
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Semi-spinalis muscle

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Multifidus muscle

70
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Rotatores muscle

71
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Suboccipital muscles location

72
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Formation of suboccipital muscles

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Creates a triangle where the vertebral artery goes through which supplies the posterior region of the brain

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Suboccipital muscles

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Transversospinalis muscles

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Semi-spinalis

76
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Multifidus muscle

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Rotatores muscle

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Erector spinal muscles

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Iliocostalis muscle

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Longissimus muscle

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Spinalis muscle

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Splenius muscles

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Capitis muscle

84
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Cervicis muscle

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