Chapter 7 Flashcards
- Which of the following muscles extends the vertebral column and means, roughly, “of the spine”?
Spinalis
- Which bone may be palpated in the midline of the posterior trunk?
Spinous process
True or False? The intertransverarii are large muscles that are easy to palpate
False
What is the primary action of external intercostals?
Elevate ribs during inhalation
Which of the following muscles helps compress and support abdominal organs and assists
With exhalation?
Transverse abdominis
- True or False? The external and internal intercostals help maintain the shape and integrity of the ribcage
True
- Which bone would you be palpating if you were to place your palm on a client’s abdomen between the navel and pelvis?
Pubis
- The iliocostalis, longgissimus, and spinalis form which group of muscles?
Erector spinae
- The contraction and relaxation of which muscle drives breathing?
Diaphragm
- True or False? The iliocostalis extends and laterally flexes the vertebral column
True
- Which bone would you be palpating if you were to slide your fingertips laterally away from the sternum?
Anterior rib
- Which of the following muscles is dome-shaped and the primary muscle of breathing?
Diaphragm
- “Six- pack abs” are a result of horizontal lines of connective tissue segmenting which of the following muscles?
Rectus abdominis
- Which of the following is the most superficial of the transversospinalis muscles and means “ half of the spine”?
Semispinalis
- True or False? Longissimus is a long muscle that spans the entire axial skeleton and connects the sacrum and cranium
True
Which if the following muscles, along with the rotatores and semispinalis, Forms a network connecting the transverse and spinous process of different vertebrae?
Multifidi
True or False? The intertransversarii lie between and elevate the ribs
False
- Which muscle is deep to the rhomboid and trapezius muscles and elevates the ribs during inhalation?
Serratus posterior superior
Which muscle extends the vertebral column and means, roughly, “between the spine”?
Interspinalis
Which muscle has as its primary function to maintain side-to -side posture against gravity when the body is upright?
Intertransversarii
