Block 4 - Muscles & Supporting Structures Flashcards
Aids in forced inspiration
External intercostal mm
Aids in forced expiration
Internal intercostal mm
Aids in forced expiration
Innermost intercostal mm
Hyaline cartliage that serve to prolong ribs forward & contribute the elasticity of the walls of thorax
Costal cartilage
Superficial fascia
Obturator internus
28 - elevates pelvic floor, support pelvic viscera & flexes coccyx
Ischiococcygeus
29 - actively contracts during coughing
Levator Ani
29a
Iliococcygeus
29b - clinically significant in postpartum
Pubococcygeus
29c - pulls anal canal forward to prevent defication
Puborectalis
Forced expiration
Diaphragm
expel last drops of urine (both) and semen (male)
Deep transverse perineus
Quadratus lumborum
Iliacus