Trunk Muscles Flashcards
Axilla
Armpit
What does the pectoral is major look like
Large and fan shaped
Location of intercostal muscles
Deep muscles between Ribs
Raises rib cage when inhaling normally
External intercostal muscles
Depresses rib cage when exhaling forcibly
Internal intercostal muscles
Origin and insertion of the rectus abdominis
The origin is the pubis and the insertion is the sternum and ribs five through seven
Flexes vertebral column
Rectus abdominis
Compresses abdominal contents during defecation and childbirth and are involved in forced breathing
Reclusive abdominus
What encloses the rectus abdominis
Aponeurosis
Location of external oblique
Origin is last 8 ribs and insertion is iliac crest of the ileum
Flexes the vertebral column and rotates the trunk and Bends It laterally
External oblique and internal oblique
Special function of external oblique
Forms lateral wall of abdomen
Location of internal oblique
Origin is iliac crest insertion is last three ribs
Source of lower back pain
Erector spinae
Forms anterior wall of Axilla
Pectoralis major