Muscles of the Back Flashcards
What do extrinsic muscles move?
upper limbs and pectoral girdle
What do intrinsic muscles move and its role?
vertebral column (spine); maintain erect posture, proprioception
Where are the strong attachments of fascia in the lower lumbar?
Dimples indicating posterior superior ilian spines
Where is the site of nuchal ligament?
Nuchal groove
Triangle of Auscultation
less tissue, easier to hear breathing sounds
Lumbar Triangle is also known as what?
inferior lumbar triangle; triangle of petit
Lumbar Triangle
slight weakening in lateral abdominal wall, prone to herniation
what 2 groups are thoracolumbar fascia separated by
Extrinsic and intrinsic back muscles
what are intrinsic back muscles and its innervation?
epaxial; dorsal rami of spinal nerves
what are extrinsic back muscles and its innervation
hypaxial; ventral rami of spinal nerves
Latissimus dori
extrinsic back muscle (hypaxial and innvervated by ventral rami)
superficial layer of extrinsic back muscles
trapezius and latissimus dorsi
intermediate/ middle layer of extrinsic back muscles
Levator scapulae, Rhomboid minor & major
deep layer of extrinsic back muscles
Seratus posterior superior & inferior (vertical muscles; serratus= type of knife)
erector spinae group of intrinsic back muscles
lliocostalis, longissimus, spinalis
transversospinalis group of intrinsic back muscles
multifidus, semispinalis, rotatores
general groups of intrinsic muscles
erector and transversospinalis group
general extrinsic muscles of the back
serratus posterior, latissimus dorsi, trapezius
Dorsal ramus
innervates intrinsic back muscles and skin
Ventral ramus
innervate extrinsic back muscles
location of ventral ramus
anterior and lateral trunk; limbs
ventral ramus components?
cervical plexus, brachial plexus, intercostal nerves
muscles that move shoulder and arm
extrinsic