Lecture 10- Extrinsic Back Muscles Flashcards
Superficial extrinsic
•Produce & control …….. …… …….
upper limb movements
Superficial extrinsic
•Posterior axio-appendicular muscles => connect …… skeleton with ……. …….. skeleton (pectoral girdle and humerus).
axial
superior appendicular
Superficial extrinsic
•Mostly innervated by ……. …….. of cervical spinal nerves (despite being dorsal muscles!).
anterior rami
Superficial extrinsic muscles
•Include:
- Trapezius
- Latissimus dorsi
- Levator scapulae
- Rhomboid major
- Rhomboid minor
Trapezius
Proximal attachment
Meidal third of superior nuchal line; external occiptal protuberance; nuchal ligament; spinous processes of C7-T12 vertebrae
Trapezius
Distal attachment
Lateral third of clavicle; acromion and spine of scapula
Trapezius
Innervation
Motor: Spinal accessory nerve (CN XI)
Sensory: C3 & C4 spinal nerves
Trapezius
Main actions
Descending part elevates; ascending part depresses; middle part (or all parts together) retracts scapula;
Descending and ascending parts together rotate glenoid cavity superiorly.
Latissimus dorsi
Proximal attachment
Spinous processes of T7 to T12, thoracolumbar fascia, iliac crest, ribs 10-12
Latissimus dorsi
Distal attachment
Floor of intertubular sulcus of humerus
Latissimus Dorsi
Innervation
Thoracodorsal nerve (C6, C7, C8)
Latissimus Dorsi
Main Action
Extends, adducts and medially rotates humerus
Raises body toward arms during climbing
Levator scapulae
Proximal attachment
Posterior tubercles of transverse processes of C1-C4 vertebrae
Levator scapulae
Distal attachment
Medial border of scapula superior to root of scapular spine
Levator Scapula
Innervation
Dorsal scapular (C5) and cervical (C3, C4) nerves