Muscles Of The Back and Upper Extemity Flashcards
Intrinsic muscles
Act on vertebral column, producing it movements and maintaining posture
Deep muscles:
Rotatores
Multifidus
Semisphinalis
Most oblique orientation
Cross 1-2 segments
Stabilizers
Rotatores
Oblique orientation
Cross 2-4 segments
Multifidus
Erect orientation
Crosses 4-6 segments
Semiphinalis
Extrinsic muscles
Superficial and intermediate muscles, produce and control limb and respiratory movements
Intermediate muscles
Illiocostalis
Longisimus
Spinalis
Attaches at illiac crest and angles of ribs
Responsible for extension and lateral flexion
Illiocostalis
Attachments at illiac crest, posterior rib, mastoid process
Longisimus
Attachments at illiac crest, spinous process, cranium
Spinalis
Superficial muscles:
Splenius Cervicis
Splenius Capitus
Extrinsic Back Muscles
Upper/mid/lower trap Levator scapulae Rhomboid major Rhomboid minor Serratus anterior
What are the attachment points of trapezius?
- occiput, EOP, C7-T12
- clavicle, acromion, spine of scapula
Attachments of sternocleidomastoid:
Mastoid process
Sternum
Clavicle
Attachments of levitator scapula:
Transverse process C1-C4 Medial boarder (superiorly)