MSK3 - Back and Anterior Neck Muscles

Which muscle is responsible for the extension of the neck?

Which muscle is the chief extensor of the vertebral column?

Which muscle is responsible for the extension of the atlanto-occipital joint?

Which muscle is responsible for the rotation of the atlanto-axial joint?

Which muscle is responsible for the extension of the head and upper neck?

Which muscle is responsible for the flexion of the cervical spine (chin to chest)?

Which muscle is deep to the rhomboids and connects the vertebral column to the ribs?

Which muscle is deep to the latissimus dorsi and connects the vertebral column to the ribs?

Which muscle group is responsible for extension, rotation, and stabilization of the vertebral column?

The intertransversarii muscles connect adjacent TVP's and provide ______

The levatores costarum muscles connect the ribs to the TVP's and assist in ______

The thoracolumbar fascia is a deep fascia that encloses the intrinsic muscles of the spine and extends from the pelvis to the ______

The suboccipital region contains the rectus capitis posterior muscles, which are responsible for the ______ of the atlanto-occipital joint

Which muscle group is responsible for producing and controlling limb movements in the back region?

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

Which muscle lies deep to the rhomboid muscles and is commonly designated as a superficial respiratory muscle?

Which muscle group is responsible for extension, rotation, and stabilization of the vertebral column?

Which muscle is responsible for the extension of the neck?

Which muscle is responsible for the flexion of the cervical spine (chin to chest)?

Which muscle is the chief extensor of the vertebral column?

Which muscle group is responsible for stabilization and proprioception of the vertebral column?

Which muscle group is responsible for stabilization and lateral flexion of the vertebral column?

Which muscle group assists with respiration by elevating the ribs and contributes to lateral flexion of the vertebral column?

Which muscle group is responsible for extension of the atlanto-occipital joint and rotation of the atlanto-axial joint?

What are the four main superficial extrinsic back muscles?

Intermediate extrinsic back muscles include _____________ and ____________

Roles of the superficial extrinsic back muscles include producing and controlling ________________ and connecting the vertebral column with upper limbs

Intermediate extrinsic back muscles are innervated by:

Splenius capitus extends from the __________________ to the mastoid process and occipital bone

Splenius cervicis extends from ___________ to _____________

Splenius capitus and cervicis function to:

What are the three muscles in the erector spinae group?

Iliocostalis attaches from the ________ to cervical TVPs

Longissimus extends from TVPs in the thoracic and cervical region to the ______________

Spinalis extends between ____________ in thoracic and cervical regions

Actions of the erector spinae include (3):

Semispinalis extends from ______ to _____

What are the main actions of semispinalis?

Multifidus and rotatores attach from _______ to ________

The ____________ of the segmental back muscles connects adjacent SPs

The ___________ of the segmental back muscles connect adjacent TVPs

The _____________ of the segmental muscles of the back connect ribs to TVPs

Respiration in elevation of ribs (rib to TVP) and lateral flexion of column (TVP closer to ribs), along with proprioception, are actions of which muscle?

Stabilization in holding TVPs stable, lateral flexion and proprioception are actions of which muscle?

Extension (holding SPs up), small rotation and proprioception are actions of which muscles?

Superficial intrinsic back muscles in the spinotransverse group include which muscles?

What muscles are included in the intermediate intrinsic (sacropsinalis) back muscles?

The deep layer (transversospinalis) intrinsic back muscles includes:

The segmental muscles (minor deep muscles) of the back include:

What are the two muscles in the suboccipital region?

The muscles of the suboccipital region function to ____________________________ and ___________________

Superficial anterior neck muscles include ___________ and _____________

The platysma attaches from the _______________ to the __________ and skin of the lower face

The platysma is innervated by:

What are the main actions of the platysma?

The sternocleidomastoid extends from the _______________ and the manubrium of the sternum to the _______________ and lateral 1/2 of superior nuchal line of occipital bone

The sternocleidomastoid muscle is innervated by:

Unilateral contraction of the sternocleidomastoid process results in _____________ and ______________ of the head and neck

Bilateral contraction of the sternocleidomastoid muscle results in _____________ of the head/upper neck and ___________ of the lower neck

Longus capitus extends from the _____________ to anterior tubercles of __________-

Longus coli extends from the ___________, C1-C3 bodies and C3-C6 bodies to attach to bodies of C5-T3 and _______ of C3-C5

The two main actions of the longus capitis and longus coli muscles are _____________ of the cervical spine and ___________________(a little)

Rectus capitis anterior extends from the _________ to the anterior surface of lateral masses of the atlas

Rectus capitis lateralis extends from the ___________ of the occipital bone to the _________ of the atlas

The middle scalene and posterior scalene muscles extend from the ______ of C5-C7 to the ______ (middle) and ________ (posterior) ribs

Anterior scalene extends from the ______ of C3-C6 to the ________

The scalene muscles are responsible for flexing the neck _______

The anterior and middle scalene muscles help to ________________ during forced inspiration

The posterior scalene muscle helps to ________ during forced inspiration