Spine and Thorax (Chapter 4) Flashcards
How many vertebrae are in the cervical column of the spine?
7
How many vertebrae are in the thoracic column of the spine ?
12
How many vertebrae are in the lumbar column of the spine?
5
What type of curve does lumbar/cervical vertebrae have?
Lordotic
What type of curves does thoracic vertebrae have?
Kyphotic
What is the origin and insertion of the erector spinae group?
O: Common tendon (thoracolumbar aponeurosis) that attaches to the posterior surface of sacrum, iliac crest, spinous processes of the lumbar and last two thoracic vertebrae.
I: various attachments at the posterior ribs, spinous and transverse processes of thoracic and cervical vertebrae and mastoid process of temporal bone. `
What is the action of the erector spinae group?
unilaterally: laterally flex vertebral column to the same side
Bilaterally: extend the vertebral column
What is the origin of the spinalis?
O: spinous processes of upper lumbar and lower thoracic vertebrae (thoracis) ligamentum nuchae, spinous process of C-7 (cervicis)
What is the insertion of spinalis?
I: spinous processes of upper thoracic (thoracis), spinous processes of cervials, except C-1
What is the origin of the muscle longissimus?
O: common tendon (thoracis), transverse processes of upper five thoracic vertebrae (cervicis and capitis)
what is the insertion of the muscle longissimus?
I: lower nine ribs and transverse processes of thoracic vertebrae (thoracis), transverse process of cervical vertebrae (cervicis), mastoid process of mastoid bone (capitis)
What is the origin of the muscle ilocostalis?
O: common tendon (lumborum), posterior surface of rribs 1 - 12 (thoracis and cervicis)
what is the origin of the transversospinalis group?
O: multifidi; sacrum and transverse processes of lumbar through cervical vertebrae
rotatores; transverse processes of lumbar through cervical vertebrae
what is the insertion of the transversospinalis group?
I: spinous processes of lumbar vertebrae through second cervical vertebra (multifidi span two to four vertebrae) (rotatores span one to two vertebrae)
what is the action of the transversospinalis group?
A: unilaterally; rotate the vertebral column to the opposite side.
bilaterally; extend the vertebral column
what is the origin of the semispinalis capitis?
O: transverse processes of C-4 to T-5 (pg. 201)
what is the insertion of the semispinalis capitis?
I: between the superior and inferior nuchal lines of the occiput (pg. 201)
what is the action of the semispinalis capitis?
extend the vertebral column and head (pg. 201)
what is the origin of the splenius capitis and cervicis?
CAPITIS: inferior one half of the ligamentum nuchae and spinous processes of C-7 to T-4
CERVICIS: spinous processes of T-3 to T-6
(pg. 203)
What is the insertion of splenius capitis and cervicis?
CAPITIS: mastoid process and lateral portion of superior nuchal line
CERVICIS: Transverse processes of C-1 to C-3
(pg. 203)
What is the action of splenius capitis and cervicis?
UNILATERALLY: rotate the head and neck to the same side/ laterally flex the head and neck to the same side
BILATERALLY: extend the neck and head
What is the origin of rectus capitis posterior major (suboccipitals)?
spinous process of the axis (C2)
what is the insertion of rectus capitis posterior major?
inferior nuchal line of the occiput (pg. 205)
What is the action of rectus capitis posterior major?
largely apart of the suboccipitals; involved in stabilizing the axis and atlas and in creating intrinsic movements such as rocking, and tilting of the head.
what is the origin of rectus capitis posterior minor (suboccipitals)?
tubercle of the posterior arch of the atlas (C-1) (pg. 205)
what is the insertion or rectus capitis posterior minor (suboccipitals) ?
inferior nuchal line of the occiput (pg. 205)