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21 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Trapezius
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-Location: Superficial Back
-Function: Elevated, rotates and retracts scapula -Innervation: Spinal Accessory Nerve |
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Latissimus Dorsi
(arises from thoracolumbar fascia) |
-Location: Superficial Back
-Function: Extends, adducts (toward medial plane), and medially rotates the humerus -Innervation: Thoracodorsal nerve |
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Thoracolumbar fascia
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-Location: Superficial back, inferior to the L. dorsi
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Rhomboid Major
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-Location: Superficial Back, deep to the trapezius (inferior to rhomboid minor)
-Function: Retracts scapula and rotates it to depress glenoid cavity -Innervation: Dorsal scapular nerve |
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Rhomboid Minor
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-Location: Superficial bak, deep to the trapezius
-Function: Retracts scapula and rotates it to depress glenoid cavity -Innervation: Dorsal scapular nerve |
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Levator Scapulae
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-Location: Superficial Back, superior to trapezius (by neck)
-Function: elevates scapula and tilts its glenoid cavity inferiorly -Innervation: Dorsal scapular nerve |
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Serratus Posterior Superior
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Location: Intermediate back, deep to the rhomboids
Function: Respiration |
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Serratus Posterior Inferior
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Location: Intermediate back, deep to latissimus dorsi
Function: Inspiration |
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Splenius capitis and cervicis
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-Location: Intrinsic back(***innervated by dorsal primary rami)
-Function: ~Together: extend head and neck ~Alone: laterally flex neck an rotate head to side of active muscles - Innervation: Posterior rami of spinal nerves (dorsal primary rami) |
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Ligamentum nuchae
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-Location: Intrinsic back
-Function: Connects |
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Semispinalis capitis
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-Location: Intrinsic back
-Function: Extends head and thoracic and cervical regions of vertebral columns, and rotates them contralaterally (medially) -Innervation: Posterior rami of spinal nerves (dorsal primary rami) |
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Erector spinae: iliocostalis, longissimus, spinalis
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-Location: Intrinsic back
-Function: ~Together: extend vertebral column and head ~Alone: flex vertebral column laterally -Innervation: Posterior rami of spinal nerves (dorsal primary rami) |
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Transversospinalis (aka paravertebral)
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-Location: Intrinsic back (no dissection)
-Innervation: Posterior rami of spinal nerves (dorsal primary rami) |
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Levator Scapulae
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-Location: Superficial Back, superior to trapezius (by neck)
-Function: elevates scapula and tilts its glenoid cavity inferiorly -Innervation: Dorsal scapular nerve |
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Serratus Posterior Superior
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Location: Intermediate back, deep to the rhomboids
Function: Respiration |
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Serratus Posterior Inferior
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Location: Intermediate back, deep to latissimus dorsi
Function: Inspiration |
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Splenius capitis and cervicis
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-Location: Intrinsic back(***innervated by dorsal primary rami)
-Function: ~Together: extend head and neck ~Alone: laterally flex neck an rotate head to side of active muscles - Innervation: Posterior rami of spinal nerves (dorsal primary rami) |
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Ligamentum nuchae
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-Location: Intrinsic back
-Function: Connects |
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Semispinalis capitis
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-Location: Intrinsic back
-Function: Extends head and thoracic and cervical regions of vertebral columns, and rotates them contralaterally (medially) -Innervation: Posterior rami of spinal nerves (dorsal primary rami) |
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Erector spinae: iliocostalis, longissimus, spinalis
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-Location: Intrinsic back
-Function: ~Together: extend vertebral column and head ~Alone: flex vertebral column laterally -Innervation: Posterior rami of spinal nerves (dorsal primary rami) |
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Transversospinalis (aka paravertebral)
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-Location: Intrinsic back (no dissection)
-Innervation: Posterior rami of spinal nerves (dorsal primary rami) |