External Structures of the Thoracic Cavity Flashcards
FRONT MUSCLES OF CHEST WALL AND SHOULDER:
Pectoralis Major
Origin: costal cartilage; clavicle
Insertion: Greater tubercle of humerus
Innervation: Brachial Plexus
Function: elevates sternum; pulls rib up during forced inspiration
FRONT MUSCLES OF CHEST WALL AND SHOULDER:
Pectoralis Minor
Origin: ribs 2-5
Insertion: coracoid process of scapula
Innervation: Brachial plexus
Function: increase transverse dimension of ribs 3-5
FRONT MUSCLES OF CHEST WALL AND SHOULDER:
Serratus Anterior
Origin: First 8 or 9 upper ribs
Insertion: Scapula
Innervation: C5-C7
Function: Elevates ribs 1-9
FRONT MUSCLES OF CHEST WALL AND SHOULDER
Subclavius
Origin: Clavicle
Insertion: 1st rib
Innervation: C5-C6
Function: Elevates 1st rib
THORAX
Internal Intercostals: Intercartilaginous Portion
Origin: lower border chondral portion of ribs 2-12
Insertion: Inner aspect of the chondral portion of ribs
Innervation: Intercostal nerves
Function: Move sternocostal region up
THORAX
Internal Intercostals:
Interosserous Portion
Origin: Inferior borders of ribs 1-11
Insertion: Superior borders of ribs 1-11
Innervation: Intercostal nerves
Function: Depresses ribs
THORAX
Internal Intercostals:
External Intercostal
Origin: Dorsal surface of ribs 1-11
Insertion: Ventral aspect below rib
Innervation: Intercostal nerves
Function: Elevates all ribs
ABDOMEN
Transverse Abdominis
Origin: Posterior abdominal wall @ vertebral column
Insertion: ribs 6-12; pubis
Innervation: T7-T12; L1
Function: Compresses abdomen
ABDOMEN
External Abdominal Oblique
Origin: lower 7 ribs
Insertion: iliac crest, inguinal ligament, abdominal aponeurosis
Innervation: T7-T12
Function: Flexes vertebral column, compresses abdomen, trunk rotation
ABDOMEN
Internal Abdominal Oblique
Origin: inguinal ligament, iliac crest
Insertion: Lower ribs, abdominal aponeurosis
Innervation: T7-T12, L1
Function: rotates/flexes trunk, compresses abdomen
ABDOMEN
Rectus Abdominis
Origin: Pubis inferiorly
Insertion: Xiphoid, ribs 5-7
Innervation: T5-T12
Function: flexion of vertebral column
NECK
Sternocleidomastoid
Origin: mastoid process
Insertion: superior manubrium; clavicle
Innervation: CN XI; arise C2-C5
Function: Head turn (unilateral), elevates sternum and anterior ribs
NECK
Scalene (ant/mid/post)
Origin: Transverse process C3-C6; C2-C7; C5-C7
Insertion: ant/mid: Superior rib 1, post: C3-C6
Innervation: ant/mid: C3-C8, post: C3-C6
Function: Stabilizes head, facilitates rotation, elevates rib 1 or 2
BACK
Rhomboideus Major
Origin: Spinal Process T2-T5
Insertion: Scapula
Innervation: C5 and C5
Function: Stabilizes shoulder girdle
BACK
Rhomboideus Minor
Origin: Spinal Process C7-T1
Insertion: Scapula
Innervation: C4 and C5
Function: Stabilize shoulder girdle