Movements Of The Cervical Spine

Question 1

What is the degrees of flexion at the cervical spine?

Answer 1

C0-C1 first 20 degrees

70-80

Question 2

What muscles carry out flexion at the neck?

Answer 2

Sternocleidomastoid, Longus Colli, Scalenus Anterior

Question 3

What muscles carry out flexion at the head and neck?

Answer 3

Sternocleidomastoid

Longus Capitis

Question 4

What are the degrees of extension at the cervical spine?

Answer 4

C0-C1 first 20 degrees

60

Question 5

What muscles carry out extension at the neck?

Answer 5

Levator Scapulae

Splenus Cervicis

Question 6

What muscles carry out extension at the head and neck?

Answer 6

Trapezius
Splenus Capitis
Erector Spinae

Question 7

What is the degrees of lateral flexion at the cervical spine?

Answer 7

C0-C1 first 8 degrees

20-45

Question 8

What muscles carry out lateral flexion at the neck?

Answer 8

Scalene
Splenus cervicis
Levator scapulae

Question 9

What muscles carry out lat flexion at the head and neck?

Answer 9

Sternocleidomastoid
Splenus Capitis
Trapezius
Erector Spinae

Question 10

What is the degrees of rotation at the cervical spine?

Answer 10

C1-C2 first 15 degrees

70-90

Question 11

What muscles carry out rotation at the neck?

Answer 11

Semi Spinalis cervicis
Scalenus Anterior
Splenus Cervicis

Question 12

What muscles carry out rotation at the head and neck?

Answer 12

Sternocleidomastoid

Splenus Capitis