Muscle attachment to the thoracic spine

Question 1

Which muscles attach to the vertebral body of thoracic vertebrae

Answer 1

longus colli, psoas major, and psoas minor

Question 2

Which thoracic segments will have muscles attaching to their vertebral bodies

Answer 2

T1-T3, T12

Question 3

Which thoracic segment is last to demonstrate the attachment of the levator costarum brevis

Answer 3

T11

Question 4

Which thoracic segment is first to demonstrate the attachment of the levator costarum longus

Answer 4

T7

Question 5

Which thoracic segment is the last to demonstrate an attachment for the levator costarum longus

Answer 5

T10

Question 6

Rhomboid major and rhomboid minor will attach to the spinous process of which thoracics

Answer 6

T1 only

Question 7

Which thoracic vertebrae will demonstrate a spinous process attachment for the serratus posterior superior

Answer 7

T1-T3

Question 8

Which thoracic vertebrae will demonstrate a spinous process attachment for the serratus posterior inferior

Answer 8

T11-T12

Question 9

Which thoracic segments demonstrate a spinous process attachment for the splenius muscles

Answer 9

T1-T6

Question 10

Which thoracics demonstrate a spinous process attachment for the iliocostalis lumborum

Answer 10

T11-T12

Question 11

Which thoracic vertebrae lack any spinalis muscle group attachment on their spinous process

Answer 11

T9-T10

Question 12

Which thoracic is the last to demonstrate a spinous process attachment for the semispinalis

Answer 12

T6