THRA.8 Flashcards
Give the muscle groups of the topic: ‘Muscles of the thoracic and pelvic girdle’
- Superficial thoracic girdle musculature
- Deep thoracic girdle musculature
- Pelvic girdle musculature
List the superficial thoracic girdle musculature
- M. trapezius
- M. sternocleidomastoideus
- M. omotransversarius
- M. latissimus dorsi
- M. pectoralis superficialis
M. trapezius
- Pars cervicalis
- Pars thoracica
Action: Supports trunk, lifts forelimb, moves forelimb caudally
Innervation: Nervi accessorius (CN-XI)
Blood flow: Ramus prescapularis
M. trapezius pars cervicalis
Origin: Raph of the neck between C3 & Th2
Insertion: Proximal spina scapulae
M. trapezius pars thoracica
Origin: Supraspinsous ligament Th3 - Th9
Insertion: Proximal spina scapulae
Give the components of m. brachiocephalicus
- M. cleidobrachialis
- M. cleidocephalicus
- M. cleidooccipitalis (Ru/Su)
- M. clediomastoideus
- M. cleidocervicalis (Ca only)
Give the components of m. sternocephalicus
- M. sternomandibularis (Eq/Ru)
- M. sternomastoideus (Ø Eq)
- M. sternooccipitalis (Ca)
M. sternocleidomastoideus can be divided into…
- M. brachiocephalicus
- M. sternocephalicus
Action of the m. brachiocephalicus
- Extend shoulder joint
- Moves head laterally and downwards
- Move forelimb cranially
m. cleidobrachialis
Origin: Distal, cranial surface of humerus, crista humeri
Insertion: Clavicular intersection
Innervation: Nervi axillaris
Bloodflow: Ramus deltoideus
M. cleidocervicalis
Ca only
Origin: Clavicular intersection
Insertion: Dorsal midline (raphe cervicis) on cranial half of neck
Innervation: Nervi accessorius (CN-XI) ramus dorsalis
Bloodflow: A**rteria auricularis caudalis & arteria cervicalis superficialis
M. cleidomastoideus
Origin: Clavicular intersection
Insertion: Os temporale pars petrosa pars mastoidea
Innervation: Nervi accessorious (CN-XI) ramus dorsalis
Bloodflow: Arteria auricularis caudalis, arteria cervicalis superficialis and arteria thyroidea cranialis
M. cleidooccipitalis
Ru/Su
Origin: Clavicular intersection
Insertion: Crista nuchae, linea nuchae, ligamentum nuchae
Innervation: Nervi accessorius (CN-XI) ramus dorsalis
Bloodflow: Arteria auricularis caudalis and arteria cervicalis superficialis
Action of the m. sternocephalicus
Draws head ventrolaterally
M. sternomandibularis
Eq/Ru
Origin: Manubrium sterni
Insertion: Fascia masseterica of ramus mandibulae (Ru)
Tuberositas musculi sternomandibularis (Eq)
Innervation: Nervi accessorious (CN-XI) ramus ventralis
Bloodflow: Arteria cervicalis superficialis and arteria thyreoidea cranialis