Thorax 3 - GA Flashcards

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What are the main muscles of inspiration?

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→ external intercostal muscle

→ scalene muscles

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What are the origins of the external intercostal muscles?

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originates from the sharp inferior costal border of one rib

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What are the insertions of the external intercostal muscles?

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insert along the outer lip of the superior border of the immediate rib below

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What is the innervation for external intercostal muscles?

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intercostal nerves

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What are the different parts of the scalene muscles?

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→ anterior
→ middle
→ posterior

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What is the origin of the anterior scalene muscle?

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anterior tubercles of transverse processes of cervical vertebrae C3-C6

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What is the insertion of the anterior scalene muscle?

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scalene tubercle of 1st rib

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What innervates the anterior scalene muscle?

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anterior rami of 4th-6th cervical nerves

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What is the origin of the middle scalene muscle?

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posterior tubercles of transverse processes of C2-C7

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What is the insertion of the middle scalene muscle?

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superior surface of 1st rib

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What innervates the middle scalene muscle?

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anterior rami of 3rd-8th cervical nerves

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What is the origin of the posterior scalene muscle?

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posterior tubercles of transverse processes of C4-C6

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What is the insertion of the posterior scalene muscle?

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external surface of 2nd rib

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What innervates the posterior scalene muscle?

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anterior rami of 4th-6th cervical nerves

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What do the external intercostal muscle do?

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contraction moves ribs up + out

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What do the scalene muscles do?

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contraction raises 1st + 2nd ribs up in deep inspiration

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What are the muscles of expiration?

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→ internal intercostal muscles

→ abdomen muscles

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What are the origins of the internal intercostal muscles?

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inferior border of the ribs

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What are the insertions of the internal intercostal muscles?

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superior borders of the ribs immediately below

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What innervates the internal intercostal muscles?

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intercostal nerves

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What do the internal intercostal muscles do?

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→ depresses ribs at their costovertebral joints

→ moves ribs down + in

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What are the different abdomen muscle involved in expiration?

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→ rectus abdominis
→ transversus abdominis
→ internal oblique
→ external oblique

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What do the abdominal muscles do in expiration?

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→ helps move ribs down + in expiration

→ assists in forced expiration e.g. coughing + sneezing

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What artery is the main supply for the thorax? Where does it stem from?

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thoracic arteries, stem from the respective subclavian arteries

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What does the internal thoracic artery split off into?
→ pericardiacophrenic artery → perforating branches of the internal thoracic arteries → musculophrenic artery → superior epigastric artery
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What does the pericardiacophrenic artery supply?
pericardium + diaphragm
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What do the perforating arteries of the internal thoracic arteries supply?
→ pectoralis major → breast → overlying skin
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What does the musculophrenic artery supply?
→ intercostal muscles → diaphragm → abdominal muscles
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How do the veins relate to the thoracic arteries?
accompanying veins of the same name run alongside the arteries to drain them
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How is the pectoral region divided?
→ superficial part : consisting of skin, fascia + breast tissue → deeper part : 3 muscles of the anterior thorax
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What are the 3 muscles of the pectoral region?
→ pectoralis major → pectoralis minor → subclavius
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What is the origin of the pectoralis major?
medial half of clavicle + anterior surface of sternum, costal cartilages 1-7, aponeurosis of external oblique
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What is the insertion of the pectoralis major?
lateral lip of inter tubercular sulcus of humerus
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What innervates the pectoralis major?
medial + lateral pectoral nerves
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What is the action of the pectoralis major?
adduction, medial rotation + flexion of the humerus at the shoulder joint
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What is the origin of the subclavius?
rib 1 at junction between rib + costal cartilage
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What is the insertion of the subclavius?
groove on inferior surface of middle third of clavicle
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What innervates the subclavius?
nerve to subclavius
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What is the action of the subclavius?
pulls clavicle medially to stabilise sternoclavicular joint + depresses tip of shoulder
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What is the origin of the pectoralis minor?
anterior surfaces of the 3rd, 4th, 5th ribs + deep fascia overlying the related intercostal spaces
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What is the insertion of the pectoralis minor?
coracoid process of scapula
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What innervates the pectoralis minor?
medial pectoral nerves
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What is the action of the pectoralis minor?
depresses tip of shoulder + protracts scapula
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What are the key features of the breast tissue?
``` → suspensory ligaments of breast → adipose tissue → lactiferous sinuses → lactiferous ducts → lobules of mammary gland → areola → nipple ```
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What is the innervation for the breast?
→ lateral cutaneous branches of 4th + 5th intercostal nerve
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What is the arterial blood supply for the breast?
→ pectoral branches of thoracoacromial artery → lateral mammary branches of lateral thoracic artery → medial mammary branches of perforating branch of internal thoracic artery
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What is the lymphatic drainage for the breast?
``` → interpectoral nodes → anterior axillary nodes → superficial lymph vessels of thoracic wall → infraclavicular nodes → parasternal nodes ```
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What is the venous drainage for the breast?
→ internal thoracic vein + lateral thoracic vein ??
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What are the 2 main classes of back muscles?
→ extrinsic | → intrinsic
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What are extrinsic back muscles?
muscles where the area of origin + area of insertion are different
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What are intrinsic back muscles?
area of insertion + are of origin are both in the back
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How are back muscles further classified?
→ superficial → intermediate → deep
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What innervates extrinsic back muscles?
anterior spinal nerve rami
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What innervates intrinsic back muscles?
posterior spinal nerve rami
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Which groups of back muscles are extrinsic?
superficial + intermediate
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Which groups of back muscles are intrinsic?
deep
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What is the general action of the superficial back muscles?
moves shoulder joint
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What are the superficial back muscles?
``` → levator scapulae muscle → rhomboid major → rhomboid minor → latissimus dorsi → trapezius ```
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What are the origins of the trapezius?
skull, ligamentum nuchae + spinous processes of C7 to T12
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What is the insertion of the trapezius?
clavicle, acromion, spine of scapula
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What innervates the trapezius?
accessory nerve
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What is the action of the trapezius?
elevation, rotation, retraction, + depression of the scapula
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What are the origins of the latissimus dorsi?
spinous processes of T6-T12, thoracolumbar fascia, Lilian crest + inferior 3 ribs
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What is the insertion of the latissimus dorsi?
Fibres converge into a tendon that attaches to the intertubercular sulcus of the humerus
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What innervates the latissimus dorsi?
Thoracodorsal nerve
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What is the action of the latissimus dorsi?
Extension, adduction and medial rotation of the upper limb
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What are the origins of the levator scapulae?
Transverse processes of the C1-C4 vertebrae
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What is the insertion of the levator scapulae?
Medial border of the scapula
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What innervates the levator scapulae?
Dorsal scapular nerve
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What is the action of the levator scapulae?
Elevation of the scapula
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What are the origins of the Rhomboid major?
Spinous processes of T2-T5 vertebrae
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What is the insertion of the Rhomboid major?
Medial border of the scapula, between the scapula spine and inferior angle
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What innervates the Rhomboid major?
Dorsal scapular nerve
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What is the action of the Rhomboid major?
Retracts and rotates the scapula
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What are the origins of the Rhomboid minor?
Spinous processes of C7-T1 vertebrae
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What is the insertion of the Rhomboid minor?
Medial border of the scapula, at the level of the spine of scapula
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What innervates the Rhomboid minor?
Dorsal scapular nerve
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What is the action of the Rhomboid minor?
Retracts and rotates the scapula
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What are the intermediate back muscles?
→ serratus posterior superior | → serratus posterior inferior
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What are the origins of the serratus posterior superior?
nuchal ligament + spinous processes of C7-T3
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What are the insertions of the serratus posterior superior?
external surfaces of 2nd-5th ribs
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What innervates the serratus posterior superior?
anterior rami of 2nd-5th thoracic nerves
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What is the action of the serratus posterior superior?
elevates ribs at their costovertebral joints
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What are the origins of the serratus posterior superior?
spinous processes of T11-L2 vertebrae
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What are the insertions of the serratus posterior superior?
external surfaces of 9th to 12th ribs
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What innervates the serratus posterior superior?
anterior rami of 9th to 12th thoracic rami
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What is the action of the serratus posterior superior?
depresses ribs at their costovertebral joints
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What are the 5 main different groups of deep muscle groups?
``` Spinotransversales Erector Spinae Transversospinales Segmental Suboccipital ```
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How are the muscle fibres of the spinotransversales orientated?
Orientated superior laterally, most superficials muscles of the deep back muscles
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What does unilateral contraction of the spinotransversales do ?
Head turns to the side of the muscle that contracts, e.g. right contracts, head turns to right
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What does bilateral contraction of the spinotransversales do?
Extends the neck + points the face towards the sky
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What are the different spinotransversales muscles?
Splenius Capitis | Splenius cervicis / colli
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What is the origin of the Splenius capitis?
Lower aspect of the ligamentum nuchae + the spinous processes of C7-T3/4 vertebrae
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What is the insertion for Splenius capitis?
Mastoid process + occipital bone
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What is the action of the Splenius capitis?
Rotates head to the same side
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What innervates the Splenius capitis?
Posterior rami of spinal nerves C3 and C4
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What is the origin for the Splenius cervicis?
Spinous processes of T3-T6 vertebrae
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What is the insertion for Splenius cervicis (colli)?
Transverse processes of C1-3/4
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What is the action of Splenius cervicis (colli)?
Rotate head to the same side
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What innervates the Splenius Cervicis (colli)?
Posterior rami of the lower cervical spinal nerves
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What groups of muscles does the erector spinae divide into?
Spinalis Thoracis Longissimus Thoracis Iliocostalis Thoracis
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What happens after the erector spinae divides into 3 muscle blocks?
Will further divide into lumborum, Thoracis, cervicis (colli) or capitis muscle fibres depending on what part of the vertebral column they attach to superiorly.
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What does bilateral contraction of the erector spinae muscles do?
Extension of the spinal chord
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What does unilateral contraction of the erector spinae muscles do?
Flex trunk laterally to the side of muscle contraction (e.g. right contraction = bend to the right)
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What is the general origin of the erector spinae muscles?
Common tendinous origin of the erector spinae
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What is the insertion of Iliocostalis erector spinae?
Costal angle of the ribs + the cervical transverse processes
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What is the insertion of longissimus erector spinae?
Lower ribs, the transverse processes of C2-T12, and the mastoid process of the skull
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What is the insertion of spinalis ?
Spinous processes of C2, T1-T8 and the occipital bone of skull
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What direction do the tranversospinales fibres travel in?
Upwards + medially = superomedially
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What does unilateral contraction of the transversospinales muscles do?
Vertebral column rotates to the opposite side of the muscle contraction
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What are the different groups of transversospinales muscles?
Semispinales Multifidus Rotatores
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What is the origin of the semispinalis?
Transverse processes of C4-T10
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What is the origin of multifidus?
Sacrum, iliac spine, common tendinitis origin of erector spinae, lumbar vertebrae T1-T3 and C4-C7
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What is the origin of rotatores?
Vertebral transverse processes
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What is the insertion of transversospinales?
Spinous processes of C2-T4 and to occipital bone of skull
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What is the insertion of the multifides?
Spinous processes of vertebrae
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What is the insertion of rotatores?
Lamina + spinous processes of the immediately superior vertebrae
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What is the action of the semispinalis?
Extends and contra laterally rotates the head + vertebral column
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What is the action of the multifidus?
Stabilises the vertebral column
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What is the action of the rotatores?
Stabilises the vertebral column + has propioceptive function
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What are the segmental muscles?
Levatores Costarum Interspinales Intertransversarii
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What is the origin of the levatores costarum?
Transverse processes of C7-T11
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What is the origin of the interspinales?
Spans between adjacent spinous processes
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What are the origins of the intertransversarii?
Spans between adjacent transverse processes
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What is the insertion of levatores costarum?
The rib immediately below
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What is the insertion of interpspinales?
Spins between adjacent spinous processes
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What is the insertion of intertransversarii?
Spans between adjacent transverse processes
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What is the action of the levatores costarum?
Elevates the ribs
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What are the actions of the interspinales + intertransversarii?
Stabilise the vertebral column
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What are the sub occipital muscles?
Rectus capitis + obliquus capitis
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What is the origin of the rectus capitis + obliquus capitis?
Upper cervical vertebrae (C1/C2)
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What is the insertion of the rectus capitis + obliquus capitis?
Occipital bone
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What is the action of the rectus capitis + obliquus capitis?
Extension + some rotation of the head
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What innervates the rectus capitis + obliquus capitis?
Posterior ramus of C1 spinal nerve
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What is the diaphragm?
Thin broad musculoskeletal-tendonous sheet
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What does the diaphragm do?
Assist with inspiration + expiration
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What is the general structure and shape of the diaphragm?
2 domes