spine & thorax actions Flashcards
1
Q
vertebral column flexion (5)
A
rectus absominis external oblique (bilaterally) internal oblique (bilaterally) psoas major (with insertion fixed) iliac (with insertion fixed)
2
Q
vertebral column extension (10)
A
longissiumus (bilaterally) iliocostalis (bilaterally) multifidi (bilaterally) rotatores (bilaterally) semispinalis capitis spinalis (bilaterally) quadratus luborum (assists) interspinalis intertransversarii (bilaterally) latissimus dorsi (assists, when arm is fixed)
3
Q
vertebral column rotation (4)
A
external oblique (to opposite side)
internal oblique (to same side)
multifidi (to opposite side)
rotatores (to opposite side)
4
Q
vertebral column lateral flexion (9)
A
iliocostalis external oblique internal oblique longissimus quadratus lumborum psoas major (assists) intertransversarii spinalis latissimus dorsi (assists)