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Class 9 - THE MUSCLES OF THE NECK AND THE BACK Flashcards

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Landmark of the neck (cervical) region

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Sternocleidomastoid (SCM)

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Anterior region of the neck is divided into two triangles by the SCM

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Anterior triangle

Posterior triangle

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Muscles of the anterior of the neck assist in…

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Deglutition and speech

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Two groups of muscles in relation to the hyoid bone

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Suprahyoid muscles

Infrahyoid muscles

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Suprahyoid muscles form…

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The floor of the mouth

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Suprahyoid muscles action

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Elevate the hyoid bone, the floor of the mouth and the tongue when swallowing

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Four suprahyoid muscles

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  1. Digastric
  2. Stylohyoid
  3. Mylohyoid
  4. Geniohyoid
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Suprahyoid muscles actively…the mandible when…

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Depress the mandible when we need to open the mouth wider

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Digastric origin

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Anterior belly from inner side of inferior border of mandible

Posterior belly from temporal bone

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Digastric insertion

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Body of hyoid via an intermediate tendon

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Digastric action

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Elevates hyoid bone

RMA: Depresses mandible (opening mouth)

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Digastric innervation

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Anterior belly: mandibular division of trigeminal (V) nerve

Posterior belly: facial (VII) nerve

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Stylohyoid origin

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Styloid process of temporal bone

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Stylohyoid insertion

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Body of hyoid bone

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Stylohyoid action

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Elevates hyoid bone and draws it posteriorly

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Stylohyoid innervation

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Facial (VII) nerve

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Mylohyoid origin

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Inner surface of mandible

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Mylohyoid insertion

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Body of hyoid bone

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Mylohyoid action

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Elevates hyoid bone and floor of mouth and depresses mandible

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Mylohyoid innervation

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Mandibular division of trigeminal (V) nerve

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Geniohyoid origin

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Inner surface of mandible

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Geniohyoid insertion

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Body of hyoid bone

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Geniohyoid action

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Elevates hyoid bone, draws hyoid bone and tongue anteriorly. Depresses mandible

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Geniohyoid innervation

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First cervical spinal nerve (C1)

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Infrahyoid muscles look like

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Ribbons or straps inferior to the hyoid bone

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Infrahyoid muscles action

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Depress the hyoid bone and move the larynx when swallowing and talking

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Four infrahyoid muscles

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  1. Omohyoid
  2. Sternohyoid
  3. Sternothyroid
  4. Thyrohyoid
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Omohyoid origin

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Superior border of scapula and superior transverse ligament

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Omohyoid insertion

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Body of hyoid

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Omohyoid action

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Depresses hyoid bone

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Omohyoid innervation

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Branches of spinal nerves C1-C3

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Sternohyoid origin

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Medial end of clavicle and manubrium of sternum

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Sternohyoid insertion

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Body of hyoid bone

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Sternohyoid action

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Depresses hyoid bone

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Sternohyoid innervation

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Branches of spinal nerves C1-C3

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Sternothyroid origin

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Manubrium of sternum

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Sternothyroid insertion

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Thyroid cartilage of larynx

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Sternothyroid action

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Depresses thyroid cartilage of larynx

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Sternothyroid innervation

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Branches of spinal nerves C1-C3

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Thyrohyoid origin

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Thyroid cartilage of larynx

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Thyrohyoid insertion

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Greater horn of hyoid bone

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Thyrohyoid action

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Depresses hyoid bone

RMA: elevates thyroid cartilage

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Thyrohyoid innervation

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Branches of spinal nerves C1-C2 and descending hypoglossal (XII) nerve

44
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The head is attached to the vertebral column at the…

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Atlanta-occipital joint

45
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Suboccipital muscles

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Deep muscles in the back of the head attached between the occipital bone and C1-C2

46
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Bilateral contraction of the neck muscles allows for…

47
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Unilateral contraction of the neck muscles allow for…

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  1. Rotation
  2. Flexion
  3. Extension
  4. Lateral flexion
48
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Sternocleidomastoid (SCM) origin

A

Sternal head: manubrium of sternum

Clavicular head: medial third of clavicle

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Sternocleidomastoid (SCM) insertion

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Mastoid process of temporal bone and lateral end of superior nuchal line of occipital bone

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Sternocleidomastoid (SCM) bilateral action

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Flex cervical portion of vertebral column, extend head at AOJ

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Sternocleidomastoid (SCM) unilateral action

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Lateral flexion of neck and head to same side

Rotate head opposite to contracting muscle

Lateral flexion to opposite side of contracting muscle

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Sternocleidomastoid (SCM) posterior fibre action

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Assist in extension of head

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Sternocleidomastoid (SCM) RMA

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Elevates sternum during forced inhalation

54
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Sternocleidomastoid (SCM) innervation

A

Accessor (XI) nerve, C2 and C3

55
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Superior attachments of the posterior neck and back

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  1. Splenius capitis

2. Splenius cervicis

56
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Erector spinae muscle group is most…

A

Medial and superficially located group of muscles in the back

57
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Erector spinae muscle group consist of…

A

Iliocostalis muscles (lateral)

Longissimus muscles (intermediate)

Spinalis muscles (medial)

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Erector spinae muscle group actions

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Principal extensor of the spine, maintain erect posture.

Acting unilaterally they laterally flex the spine

59
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Iliocostalis group consist of…

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Iliocostalis cervicis

Iliocostalis thoracis

Iliocostalis lumborum

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Iliocostalis action

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Acting together: extend and maintain erect posture of vertebral column and their respective region

Acting singly: laterally flex vertebral column of their respective regions to same side as contracting muscle

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Longissimus group (intermediate) consists of…

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Longissimus capitis

Longissimus cervicis

Longissimus thoracis

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Spinalis group (medial) consists of…

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  1. Spinalis capitis
  2. Spinalis cervicis
  3. Spinalis thoracis
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Spinalis group muscles run…

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Closest to the spinous processes

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Transversus spinalis group run from…

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Transverse processes to spinal processes above

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Transversus spinalis group muscle fibres are..

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Oblique in direction

66
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Transversus spinalis group are…than the…

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Deeper than the erector spinae group

67
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Transversus spinalis group are…and…of the spine

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Extensors and rotators

68
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Transversus spinalis group contains…

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  1. Semispinalis capitis
  2. Semispinalis cervicis
  3. Semispinalis thoracis
  4. Multifidus
  5. Rotatores
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Rotatores muscles are arranged…

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Along the whole extension of the vertebral column

70
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Rotatores muscles extend from the…to the…

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The transverse process of one vertebra to the laminae of superior vertebrae two to three segments above

71
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Segmental muscles (deepest)

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Main postural muscles

Stabilizing the vertebral column by “locking” the vertebrae to each other

72
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Segmental muscles unite the…and…of…

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Spinous and transverse processes of consecutive adjacent vertebrae

73
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Segmental muscles include

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  1. Intertransversarii

2. Interspinalea

74
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Scalene muscle actions

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Acting bilaterally: flex the head and elevate ribs during forced inspiration

Acting unilaterally: laterally flex and rotate the head

75
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Scalene muscles include:

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  1. Anterior scalene
  2. Middle scalene
  3. Posterior scalene

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