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9 Cards in this Set
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Erector spinae/ Sacrospinalis
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1. complex group of muscles located deep in the back on both sides of the vertebral column / 2. extension of vertebral column(spine) and trunk; provides for erect posture of spine; help bend the spine laterally / lifting a heavy load or moving suddenly from a bent-over position is potentially injurious to the erector spinae
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Hernia
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an abnormal protrusion of an abdominal component ( a portion of an internal organ) out of the abdominal cavity through a weak point in a skeletal muscle of the abdominal wall
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Inguinal hernia
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involves the protrusion of a small portion of the small intestine or greater omentum ( a part of the peritoneal membrane) through the inguinal canal / a passage that courses through the aponeurosis of the external oblique in the groin
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Umbilical hernia
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involves the protrusion of a small portion of the small intestine or greater omentum through the middle of the rectus abdominus
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Hiatal hernia
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involves protrusion of a small part of the upper stomach through an opening in the diaphram called the esophageal hiatus
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Rectus abdominis
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ectus abdominis 1. most medial/anterior of the muscles described here; runs vertically along the anterior abdomen / 2.compresses abdomen, thus increasing intra-abdominal pressure and facilitating urination, defecation, forced experation, childbirth, and vomiting; flexes trunk and vertebral column; used to do situps |
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External oblique
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most superficial of the three muscles in the anterolateral abdominal wall; fibers run at an angle / compresses abdomen; helps rotate and laterally bend trunk
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Internal oblique
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anterolateral abdominal wall between external oblique and transversus abdominus; fibers run at an angle / sam as external oblique
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Transversus abdominis
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deepest of the three anterolateral abdominal muscles; fibers run horizontally / compresses abdomen
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