Muscles of Back, Neck & Trunk

Question 1

Name the superficial muscles

Answer 1

Trapezius
Latissimus dorsi
Rhomboids major & minor
Levator scapulae

Question 2

Name the intermediate muscles

Answer 2

Serratus posterior superior & inferior

Question 3

Name the categories of deep muscles

Answer 3

Spinotransversales
Erector spinal
Transversospinales
Segmental
Suboccipital

Question 4

Name the spinotransversales intrinsic muscles

Answer 4

Splenius capitis

Splenius cervicis

Question 5

Name the erector spinae intrinsic muscles

Answer 5

Spinalis
Longissimus
Iliocostalis

Question 6

Name the transversospinales intrinsic muscles

Answer 6

Semispinalis
Multifidus
Rotatores

Question 7

Name the segmental intrinsic muscles

Answer 7

Intertransversarii
Interspinales
Levatores costarum

Question 8

Name the suboccipital intrinsic muscles

Answer 8

Rectus capitis posterior major & minor

Obliquus capitis superior & inferior

Question 9

Name the preventral & lateral muscles

Answer 9

Scalenes (anterior, middle & posterior)
Rectus capitis anterior & lateralis
Longus colli superior & inferior
Longus capitis

Question 10

Name the muscles flexing the head

Answer 10

Rectus capitis anterior

Longus capitis

Question 11

Name the muscles extending the head

Answer 11

Rectus capitis posterior major & minor
Obliquus capitis superior
Semispinalis capitis
Spinalis capitis
Longissimus capitis
Splenius capitis

Question 12

Name the muscles rotating the head

Answer 12

Rectus capitis posterior major (C/L)
Obliquus capitis inferior (C/L)
Semispinalis capitis (C/L)
Splenius capitis (C/L)

Question 13

Name the muscle which laterally flexes the head

Answer 13

Obliquus capitis superiro (I/L)

Question 14

Name the muscles which flex the cervical region

Answer 14

Longus colli superior & inferior

Question 15

Name the muscles which extend the cervical region

Answer 15

Rotatores cervicis
Multifidus
Semispinalis cervicis
Spinalis cervicis
Longissimus cervicis
Iliocostalis cervicis
Splenius cervicis

Question 16

Name the muscles which rotate the cervical region

Answer 16

Longus colli superior & inferior (C/L)
Rotatores cervicis (C/L)
Multifidus (C/L)
Semispinalis cervicis (C/L)
Spinalis cervicis (C/L)

Question 17

Name the muscles which laterally flex the cervical region

Answer 17

Rectus capitis lateralis (I/L)

Longus colli superior & inferior

Question 18

Name the muscles which extend the thoracic region

Answer 18

Rotatores thoracics
Multifidus
Semispinalis thoracis
Spinalis cervicis
Longissimus thoracis
Iliocostalis thoracis

Question 19

Name the muscles which rotate the thoracic region

Answer 19

Rotatores thoracics (C/L)
Multifidus (C/L)
Semispinalis thoracics (C/L)

Question 20

Name the muscles which extend the lumbar region

Answer 20

Rotatores lumborum
Multifidus
Iliocostalis lumborum

Question 21

Name the muscles which rotate the lumbar region

Answer 21

Rotatores lumborum (C/L)
Multifidus (C/L)