unique muscles of the posterior neck

Question 1

What does the word splenius mean

Answer 1

greek for bandage

Question 2

what part of the vertebra forms the osseous origin for the splenius

Answer 2

the spinous process

Question 3

Splenius capitis will attach to what locations on the skull

Answer 3

mastoid process of temporal bone, superior nuchal line of the occipital bone

Question 4

What is the innervation of the splenius capitis

Answer 4

dorsal rami of middle cervical spinal nerves C3-C5 cord levels

Question 5

splenius cervicis will attach to what locations on the spine

Answer 5

lateral mass of C1 and posterior tubercle of transverse process on C1-C4

Question 6

What is the innervation of the splenius cervicis

Answer 6

dorsal rami of lower cervical spinal nerves C5-C7 cord levels

Question 7

Which muscles are identified as erectro spinae or sacro spinalis muscles

Answer 7

iliocostalis
longissimus
spinalis

Question 8

What is the innervation of the iliocostalis lumborum

Answer 8

dorsal rami of lower thoracic and all lumbar spinal nerves

Question 9

What is the insertion for the iliocostalis thoracis

Answer 9

costal angles of the upper 6-7 ribs, transverse process of C7

Question 10

which subdivision of the iliocostalis primarily originates and inserts on ribs

Answer 10

iliocostalis thoracis

Question 11

what is the innervation of the iliocostalis thoracis

Answer 11

dorsal rami of upper 6 thoracic spinal nerves T1-T6 cord levels

Question 12

What is the origin for the iliocostalis cervicis

Answer 12

costal angles of the upper 3-6 ribs (ribs 1-3 or 3-6)

Question 13

what is the insertion for the iliocostalis cervicis

Answer 13

posterior tubercle of transverse process of C(3) C4-C6

Question 14

What is the innervation of the iliocostalis cervicis

Answer 14

dorsal rami of T1,T2 sometime C8

Question 15

What osseous parts of the vertebral column serve as an orgin to the longissimus thoracis

Answer 15

accessory process and transverse processes of L1-L5, spinous processes of L3-L5 and median sacral crest S1-S3

Question 16

What is the innervation of the longissimus thoracis

Answer 16

dorsal rami of all thoracic and lumbar spinal nerves T1-T12 L1-L5

Question 17

What osseous parts of the vertebral column serve as an insertion for the longissimus cervicis

Answer 17

posterior tubercle of transverse processes from C2-C6 or C7 articular processes from C2-C6 or C7

Question 18

What is the innervation of the longissimus cervicis

Answer 18

dorsal rami C4-C8 and T1-T2 spinal nerves

Question 19

What is the innervation of the longissimus capitis

Answer 19

dorsal rami of C1-C3 or C4 spinal nerves

Question 20

Which erector spinae muscles attach to cervical articular processes

Answer 20

longissimus cervicis and longissimus capitis

Question 21

what is the innervation of spinalis thoracis

Answer 21

dorsal rami of all thoracic and upper lumbar spinal nerves

Question 22

what is the innervation of the spinalis cervicis

Answer 22

dorsal rami of all cervical spinal nerves (C1-C8 cord levels)

Question 23

What is the innervation of the spinalis capitis

Answer 23

dorsal rami of lower cervical and upper thoracic spinal nerves