Trunk & Spine

Question 1

What muscles(s) are responsible for cervical flexion?

Answer 1

Scalenus anterior, scalenus medius, scalenus posterior, sternocleidomastoid

Question 2

What muscle(s) are responsible for cervical extension?

Answer 2

Splenis cervicis, semisplinalis cervicis, longissimus cervicis, iliocostalis

Question 3

What muscle(s) are responsible for capital flexion (chin tuck)

Answer 3

Deep cervical flexors

Question 4

What muscle(s) are responsible for capital extension?

Answer 4

Splenis cervicis, semisplinalis cervicis, longissimus cervicis

Question 5

What muscle(s) are responsible for cervical flexion to isolate a single sternocleidomastoid?

Answer 5

Sternocleidomastoid

Question 6

What muscle(s) are responsible for cervical rotation

Answer 6

Scalenus anterior, scalenus medius, scalenus posterior, sternocleidomastoid, trapezius, levator scapulae

Question 7

What muscle(s) are responsible for thoracic extension?

Answer 7

Longissimus thoracic, ilocostalis thoracic, spinalis thoracis, ilocostalis lumborum

Question 8

What muscle(s) are responsible for lumbar extension?

Answer 8

Longissimus thoracic, ilocostalis thoracis, spinalis thoracis, iliocostalis lumborum

Question 9

What muscle(s) are responsible for elevation of the pelvis?

Answer 9

Quadratus, lumborum

Question 10

What muscle(s) are responsible for trunk flexion?

Answer 10

Trunk abdominis

Question 11

What muscle(s) are responsible for trunk rotation?

Answer 11

Obliquus internus abdominis, Obliquus externus abdominis