MSK lec 3 sync
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MSK lec 3 sync

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Which muscle lies on the lateral and posterior aspects of the neck, covering the vertical muscles like a bandage?

Splenius muscles

What is the function of the erector spinae muscles?

Chief extensors of the vertebral column

Which muscle forms the medial column of the erector spinae muscle group?

Spinalis

Which muscle group is primarily responsible for rotation of the vertebral column?

<p>Transversospinalis muscle group</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which deep back muscle group is located between the spinous processes centrally and the angles of the ribs laterally?

<p>Erector spinae muscle group</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where is the common origin of the three erector spinae columns?

<p>Sacro-iliac ligaments</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which muscle group is deep to the erector spinae and consists of semispinalis, multifidus, and rotatores muscles?

<p>Transversospinalis muscle group</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which muscle group is often referred to as the 'long muscles' of the back?

<p>Erector spinae muscle group</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where do the fibers of Longissimus muscle attach?

<p>Mastoid process of occiput</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which deep back muscle is the most superficial in the transversospinalis muscle group?

<p>Semispinalis</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following muscles is divided into three parts based on its superior attachments?

<p>Semispinalis capitis</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which deep back muscle is best developed in the thoracic region and is part of the transversospinalis group?

<p>Rotatores</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary action of the multifidus muscle within the deep back muscles?

<p>Stabilization of vertebral column</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which minor deep back muscle helps with respiration by elevating ribs and lateral flexion of the column?

<p>Levatores costarum</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the deep back muscles, which muscles connect the spinous processes of vertebrae?

<p>Interspinales</p> Signup and view all the answers

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