Lecture 3- Back and Anterior Neck Muscles Quiz

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Which muscle is responsible for extension of the neck?

Semispinalis cervicis

Which muscle(s) is responsible for lateral flexion of the trunk (unilateral)?

Erector Spinae

Which muscle is responsible for extension of the head, cervical spine, and thoracic spine?

Semispinalis

Which muscle is responsible for stabilization of the vertebral column?

Multifidus

Which muscle is responsible for proprioception of the vertebral column?

All of the above

Which muscle(s) is responsible for contralateral rotation of trunk?

Semispinalis thoracis

Which muscle is the middle member of the short triangular muscles and thickest in the lumbar region?

Multifidus

Which muscle connects adjacent spinous processes and is responsible for extension and rotation?

Interspinales

Which muscle connects TVPs to SPs and is responsible for stabilization and proprioception?

Rotatores

Which of the following muscles is considered a superficial extrinsic back muscle?

Trapezius

Which nerve innervates the trapezius muscle?

Spinal accessory nerve CN XI

Which muscle connects the vertebral column with the upper limb?

All of the above

Which muscle is considered an intermediate extrinsic back muscle?

Serratus posterior superior

Which muscle is deep to the rhomboid muscle?

Serratus posterior superior

Which muscle receives motor fibers from the spinal accessory nerve CN XI?

Trapezius

Which nerves innervate the intercostal muscles?

Intercostal nerves

Which muscles are considered superficial respiratory muscles?

Serratus posterior

Which muscles originate from the iliac crest and the sacrum?

All of the above

Which of the following are the chief extensors of the vertebral column?

Erector Spinae

Which muscle group is part of the superficial layer of the intrinsic back muscles?

Splenius group

Which muscle(s) is part of the intermediate layer of the intrinsic back muscles?

Erector Spinae

Which muscle group is part of the deep layer of the intrinsic back muscles?

Transversospinalis Group

Which muscle is responsible for extension of the neck when contracted bilaterally?

Sternocleidomastoid

Which muscle is responsible for lateral flexion of the neck when contracted unilaterally?

Splenius Cervicis

Which muscle is responsible for ipsilateral rotation of the neck when contracted?

Splenius capitis

Which muscle attaches to the angle of ribs and cervical transverse processes?

Iliocostalis

Which muscle group attaches to the spinous processes, laminae, and ligaments of superior vertebrae?

Transversospinalis Group

Which muscle action is associated with semispinalis?

Contralateral rotation of trunk

The Erector Spinae muscle has three parts according to superior attachments, namely lumborum, thoracis, and cervicis.

True

Multifidus consists of short, triangular muscles that are more proprioceptive than motor in function

False

Serratus posterior group are more proprioceptive than motor in function

True

Rectus capitis group are innervated by the _____ nerve

Which nerve innervates the platysma?

CN VII- Facial

The rectus capitis group and the obliquus group are both responsible for.... (list 1 action)

Test your knowledge of the back and anterior neck muscles with this quiz! Identify the muscles and their attachments, locations, and innervation. Challenge yourself on the superficial extrinsic back muscles and the intermediate extrinsic back muscles, such as the trapezius and latissimus dorsi.

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