MUSCLES OF THE POSTERIOR TRUNK Flashcards
Muscles in the Superficial Layer of the Back
- Trapezius
- Latissimus dorsi * Rhomboids
- Levator scapula * Serratus anterior
Muscles in the Superficial Layer of the Back BILATERAL CONTRACTION:
EXTENSION
Muscles in the Superficial Layer of the Back UNILATERAL CONTRACTION:
LATERAL
FLEXION AND AXIAL ROTATION
Muscles in the Intermediate Layer of the Back
- Serratus posterior superior * Serratus posterior inferior
EXTRINSIC MUSCLES OF THE BACK
Muscles in the Superficial and Intermediate Layers of the Back =
Contribute little to the movement or stability of the trunk
- Serratus posterior superior * Serratus posterior inferior
Muscles in the Deep Layer of the Back
Erector spinae
* Transversospinal group * Short segmental group
INTRINSIC OR NATIVE MUSCLES OF THE BACK
- Erector spinae
- Transversospinal group * Short segmental group
ERECTOR SPINAE GROUP
- Iliocostalis (cervicis, thoracis, lumborum)
- Longissimus (thoracis, cervicis, capitis)
- Spinalis (thoracis, cervicis, capitis)
ERECTOR SPINAE BILATERAL CONTRACTION:
Extension
ERECTOR SPINAE UNILATERAL CONTRACTION:
Iliocostalis: Ipsilateral Lateral Flexion Longissimus and Iliocostalis (Cranial or Cervical region): Ipsilateral Axial Rotation Iliocostalis (Lumborum): Slight Ipsilateral Axial Rotation
TRANSVERSOSPINAL MUSCLES
- Semispinalis * Multifidi
- Rotatores
TRANSVERSOSPINAL MUSCLES BILATERAL CONTRACTION:
Extension
TRANSVERSOSPINAL MUSCLES UNILATERAL CONTRACTION:
Lateral Flexion (limited leverage) Contralateral Axial Rotation (secondary)
SHORT SEGMENTAL GROUP
- Interspinalis
- Intertransversarius