posterior axial muscle prac

Question 1

SUBOCCIPITAL MUSCLES:

rectus capitis posterior minor

Answer 1

INFERIOR ATTACHMENT - Posterior tubercle C1
SUPERIOR ATTACHMENT - occipital bone
ACTION - B: Ext head & upper C spine; U: ipsilateral rotation - B: Ext head & upper C spine; U: ipsilateral rotation

Question 2

SUBOCCIPITAL MUSCLES:

rectus capitis posterior major

Answer 2

INFERIOR ATTACHMENT - C2 spinous process
SUPERIOR ATTACHMENT - occipital bone
ACTION - B: Ext head & upper C spine; U: ipsilateral rotation - B: Ext head & upper C spine; U: ipsilateral rotation

Question 3

SUBOCCIPITAL MUSCLES:

obliquus capitis superior

Answer 3

INFERIOR ATTACHMENT - C1 transverse process
SUPERIOR ATTACHMENT - lateral occipital bone
ACTION - B: Ext head & upper C spine; U: ipsilateral rotation

Question 4

SUBOCCIPITAL MUSCLES:

obliquus capitis inferior

Answer 4

INFERIOR ATTACHMENT - C2 spinous process
SUPERIOR ATTACHMENT - C1 transverse process
ACTION - B: Ext head & upper C spine; U: ipsilateral rotation

Question 5

TRANSVERSOSPINALES GROUP: all inferior transverse process to superior spinous process or capitis
rotatores thoracis

Answer 5

INFERIOR ATTACHMENT - transverse process
SUPERIOR ATTACHMENT - spinous process 1 to 2 levels above
ACTION - proprioception; segmental control

Question 6

TRANSVERSOSPINALES GROUP: all inferior transverse process to superior spinous process or capitis multifidus thoracis

Answer 6

INFERIOR ATTACHMENT - medial transverse process
SUPERIOR ATTACHMENT - caudal edge of a T spinous process & lamina
ACTION - B: Ext thoracic

Question 7

TRANSVERSOSPINALES GROUP: all inferior transverse process to superior spinous process or capitis multifidus lumborum

Answer 7

INFERIOR ATTACHMENT - lumbar mammillary processes, PSIS & sacrum
SUPERIOR ATTACHMENT - caudal edge of a T spinous process & lamina
ACTION - B: Ext lumbar, maintain Lumbar lordosis

Question 8

TRANSVERSOSPINALES GROUP: all inferior transverse process to superior spinous process or capitis
semispinalis capitis

Answer 8

INFERIOR ATTACHMENT - C7-T6 transverse processes
SUPERIOR ATTACHMENT - between nuchal lines and ligamentum nuchae
ACTION - B: Ext of head

Question 9

TRANSVERSOSPINALES GROUP: all inferior transverse process to superior spinous process or capitis
semispinalis cervicis

Answer 9

INFERIOR ATTACHMENT - T1-6 transverse processes
SUPERIOR ATTACHMENT - mid cervical spinous processes
ACTION - B: Ext of neck

Question 10

TRANSVERSOSPINALES GROUP: all inferior transverse process to superior spinous process or capitis
semispinalis thoracis

Answer 10

INFERIOR ATTACHMENT - lower T sp transverse processes
SUPERIOR ATTACHMENT - C7 & upper T sp spinous processes
ACTION - B: Ext thoracic

Question 11

ERECTOR SPINAE MUSCLE GROUP:
spinalis: spinous processes to spinous processes
spinalis cervicis

Answer 11

INFERIOR ATTACHMENT - C7-T2 sp processes
SUPERIOR ATTACHMENT - C2 sp process
ACTION - B: Ext neck

Question 12

ERECTOR SPINAE MUSCLE GROUP:
spinalis: spinous processes to spinous processes
spinalis thoracis

Answer 12

INFERIOR ATTACHMENT - lower T sp processes
SUPERIOR ATTACHMENT - upper T sp processes
ACTION - B: Ext thoracic

Question 13

ERECTOR SPINAE MUSCLE GROUP:

longissimus: transverse processes to transverse processes
- longissimus capitis

Answer 13

INFERIOR ATTACHMENT - upper T & lower C tr processes
SUPERIOR ATTACHMENT - mastoid process
ACTION - B: neck Ext U: neck ipsilateral LF

Question 14

ERECTOR SPINAE MUSCLE GROUP:

longissimus: transverse processes to transverse processes
- longissimus CERVICIS

Answer 14

INFERIOR ATTACHMENT - upper T tr processes
SUPERIOR ATTACHMENT - C2-6 tr processes
ACTION - B: neck Ext U: neck ipsilateral LF

Question 15

ERECTOR SPINAE MUSCLE GROUP:

longissimus: transverse processes to transverse processes
- longissimus thoracis pars thoracis

Answer 15

INFERIOR ATTACHMENT - L3-5 sp processes & sacrum
SUPERIOR ATTACHMENT - T1-12 transverse processes
ACTION - B: T/L Ext; U: ipsilateralT/L LF

Question 16

ERECTOR SPINAE MUSCLE GROUP:

longissimus: transverse processes to transverse processes
- longissimus thoracis pars LUMBORUM

Answer 16

INFERIOR ATTACHMENT - medial PSIS
SUPERIOR ATTACHMENT - accessory processes & medial lumbar tr processes
ACTION - B: L Ext & posterior shear; U: ipsilat LF

Question 17

ERECTOR SPINAE MUSCLE GROUP:
iliocostalis: rib angles to rib angles
iliocostalis cervicis

Answer 17

INFERIOR ATTACHMENT - rib angles R 3-6
SUPERIOR ATTACHMENT - lower C tr processes
ACTION - B: lower C Ext; U: ipsilat LF & rot’n

Question 18

ERECTOR SPINAE MUSCLE GROUP:

iliocostalis: rib angles to rib angles

Answer 18

INFERIOR ATTACHMENT - rib angles of lower ribs
SUPERIOR ATTACHMENT - C7 t process & rib angles of upper ribs
ACTION - B: Ext; U: ipsilat LF

Question 19

ERECTOR SPINAE MUSCLE GROUP:

iliocostalis: rib angles to rib angles

Answer 19

INFERIOR ATTACHMENT - ilium & sacrum
SUPERIOR ATTACHMENT - lower 8 ribs
ACTION - B: T/L Ext; U: ipsilateralT/L LF & derot’n

Question 20

ERECTOR SPINAE MUSCLE GROUP:

iliocostalis: rib angles to rib angles

Answer 20

INFERIOR ATTACHMENT - lateral PSIS & medial iliac crest
SUPERIOR ATTACHMENT- tips of lumbar tr processes & TLF
ACTION - B: L Ext & posterior shear; U: ipsilat LF

Question 21

SPINOTRANSVERSE GROUP:

splenius capitis

Answer 21

INFERIOR ATTACHMENT - Lig nuchae & upper thoracic spinous processes
SUPERIOR ATTACHMENT -mastoid process
ACTION - B: Ext of head; U: ipsilateral LF of head; ipsilateral rotation of head

Question 22

SPINOTRANSVERSE GROUP:

splenius capitis

Answer 22

INFERIOR ATTACHMENT - mid thoracic spinous processes
SUPERIOR ATTACHMENT - C1-4 transverse processes
ACTION - B: neck Ext U: ipsilateral LF of neck; neck ipsilateral rotation