Superficial Back Flashcards
Sections of the vertebral column
Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, sacral,coccyx
Trapezius attachments
spinous processes of cervical and thoracic vertebrae, spine and acromion of scapula, lateral third of clavicle, external occipital protuberance and ligamentum nuchae
trapezius actions
- upper fiber: elevate scapula
- transverse fibers: retract scapula
- lower fiber: depress scapula
ligamentum nuchae
extends from external occipital protuberance to spinous process of C7
innervation of trapezius
spinal accessory nerve
blood supply of trapezius
transverse cervical artery
latissimus dorsi attachments
- spinous processes of t7-l5
- scapula
- thoracolumbar fascia
- iliac crest
- floor of intertubercular sulcus
latissimus dorsi actions
- humerus extension
- humerus medial rotation
- adduction
- downward rotation of scapula
innervation of latissimus dorsi
thoracodorsal nerve
blood supply of latissimus dorsi
thoracodorsal artery
levator scapulae attachments
- transverse processes of c1- c4
- superior angle of scapula
levator scapulae actions
elevates scapula
rhomboids attachments
- spinous processes of c7- t5
- medial border of scapula
rhomboids actions
retracts and rotates scapula
innervation of levator scapulae and rhomboids
dorsal scapular nerve