Trunk POINA Flashcards
What nerve innervates the trapezius?
Cranial Nerve XI - Spinal Accessory Nerve
Ventral Rami of C3, C4 - (Pain/proprioceptive fibers)
What nerve innervates the Levator Scapulae
Dorsal scapular nerve (C4-C5)
Cervical C3 & C4
What nerve innervates the Rhomboid Major
Dorsal Scapular C4,C5
What nerve innervates the rhomboid minor
Dorsal scapular nerve C4,C5
What nerve innervates the latissimus Dorsi
Thoracodorsal C6-C8
(TD C6-C8)
Where does the rhomboid major and minor attach?
Medial border of the scapula
What action do the rhomboid major and minor create?
Adduction (Retraction) and downward rotation of scapula
Where do the rhomboid major and minor attach?
(PA)
Spinous process of T2-T5 (Major)
Ligamentum Nuchae; Spinous process C7-T1 (Minor)
What action does the latissimus dorsi create?
Extend Shoulder
Adduct Shoulder
Internally rotated the shoulder
Where does the latissimus dorsi attach?
(PA)
Inferior angle of scapula
Spinous process of inferior 6 thoracic vertebrae (T7-T12)
Throacolumbar fascia
Iliac crest
Ribs 9-12 or 10-12
Where does the latissimus dorsi attach?
(DA)
Floor of Intertubercular sulcus of humerus
What actions do the upper trapezius create?
Bilaterally:
- Head and neck extension
Unilaterally:
- Head/neck ipsilateral lateral flexion
- Head/neck contralateral rotation
- elevate scapulas
- upwardly rotates scapulas
What action does the middle trapezius create?
Adduct / Retract the scapula
Stabilize scapula
What action does the lower trapezius create?
Depress scapula
Upwardly rotate scapula
Where does the trapezius attach?
(PA)
External occipital protuberance
Superior nuchal line
Ligamentum nuchae
Spinous process C7-T12
Where does the trapezius attach?
(DA)
Lateral 1/3 of Clavical
Acromion
Spine of scapula
Where does the levator scapulae attach?
(PA)
Transverse process of C1-C4
Where does the levator scapulae attach?
(DA)
Medial border of scapula
What actions do the levator scapulae create?
Elevate the scapulae
Downwardly rotate the scapula
What muscle is the most superficial deep back muscle?
Splenius Capitis & Splenius Cervicis
What actions do the Splenius Capitis & Splenius cervicis create?
Unilaterally: Laterally flexes the neck and rotates the head ipsilaterally
Bilaterally : extend the head and neck
Where does the Splenius Capitis attach? (PA)
Nuchal ligament
Spinous Process C7-T6
Where does the Splenius Cervicis attach? (PA)
Nuchal ligament
Spinous Process C7-T6
Where does the splenius capitis attach (DA)
Mastoid Process
Superior nuchal line
Where does the splenius cervicis attatch?
Transverse process C1-C4
Bonus Q: what other muscle attaches here?
What nerve innervates all intrinsic back muscles?
Posterior rami of spinal nerves
What actions do the splenius capitis and splenius cervicis create?
unilaterally: lateral neck flexion, ipsilateral head rotation
Bilaterally: Head/ neck extension
What muscles make up the Erector spinae muscle group?
Illiocostalis
Longissimus
Spinalis
Where do the erector spinae muscles attach? (PA)
thoracolumbar fascia
- posterior surface of sacrum
- iliac crest
- Spinous process T11-L5
Where does the illiocostalis attatch (DA)?
Lower rib angles
Cervical TP
Where does the longissimus attach (DA)
between rib tubercles and angles to thoracic TP
where does the spinalis attach? (DA)
upper thoracic SP
cranium
What actions do the erector spinae create?
Unilaterally:
- vertebral column ipsilateral lateral flexion
Bilaterally:
- Vertebral column extension
What muscles make up the transversospinalis group?
Rotatores
Multifidus
Semispinalis capitis
Where do the rotatores attach? (IA)
TP of vertebrae
* best developed in the thoracic region
Where does the semispinalis attach? (IA)
What are the different regions?
TP C4-T12
Semispinalis capitis
semispinalis cervicis
Semispinalis Thoracis
Where do the rotatores attach (SA)
SP of lumbar vertebrae - C2
What are the segments that rotatores can span?
brevis- 1 vertebrae
longus- 2 vertebrae
where do the multifindus attach (SA)?
What are the segments that multifindus can span?
Entire length of the spinous process
2-4 vertebrae
Where do the semispinalis attach?
What are the segments that semispinalis can span?
capitis: occipital bone
cervicis: SP cervical
thoracis: SP thoracic
4-6 vertebrae
What nerve innervates the semispinalis cervicis?
cervical posterior rami of spinal cervical nerves
What actions do the rotatores create?
Unilaterally:
contralateral rotation of vertebral column
Bilaterally:
vertebral column local extension
stabilizes vertebrae during local movements of vertebral column
What actions do the multifidus create?
Unilaterally:
- contralateral rotation of vertebral column
Bilaterally:
- vertebral column local extension
stabilizes vertebrae during local movements of vertebral column
What actions do the semispinalis create?
head/neck/thoracic spine extension
head/neck/thoracic spine contralateral rotation
What are the four suboccipital muscles
Rectus Capitis Posterior Minor
Rectus Capitis Posterior Major
Obliquus Capitis Inferior
Obliquus Capitis Superior
What is the proximal attachment of Rectus Capitis Posterior Minor
Posterior tubercle of C1
What is the proximal attachment of the Rectus Capitis Posterior Major
Spinous Process of C2
What is the proximal attachment of the Obliquus Capitis Inferior?
Posterior tubercle of C2
What is the proximal attachment of Obliquus Capitis Superior?
Transverse Process of C1
What is the distal attachment of Rectus Capitis Posterior Minor
Medial inferior nuchal line
What is distal attachment of the Rectus Capitis Posterior Major
Lateral inferior nuchal line
What is the distal attachment of the Obliquus capitis Inferior?
Transverse Process of C1
What is the distal attachment of the Obliquus capitis superior
Occipital bone between superior and inferior nuchal line
What nerve innervates the suboccipital muscles?
Suboccipital Nerve
(Dorsal Rami of C1)
Which suboccipital muscles Rock and tilt head back into extension?
Rectus capitis posterior Major
Rectus capitis posterior Minor
Obliquus Capitis Superior