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96 Cards in this Set
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trapezius-- origin |
occipital bone, ligamentum nuchae, spinous process of C7 - T12 |
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trapezius-- insertion |
clavicle, acromion process and spine of scapula |
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trapezius-- action |
superior fibers: elevate and superiorly rotate scapula |
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trapezius-- innervation
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accessory nerve |
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latissimus dorsi-- origin
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spinous process of T7 - T12; ribs 8 - 12; iliac crest; thoracolumbar fascia |
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latissimus dorsi-- insertion |
intertubercular groove of humerus |
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latissimus dorsi-- action |
agonist of arm extension; adducts and medially rotates the arm |
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latissimus dorsi-- innervation
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thoracodorsal nerve (C6-C8) |
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rhomboid major-- origin |
spinous process of T2-T5 |
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rhomboid major-- insertion
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medial border of scapula between the spine and the inferior angle |
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rhomboid major-- action
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retracts(adducts) and elevates scapula; inferiorly rotates scapula |
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rhomboid major-- innervation
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dorsal scapular nerve (C5) |
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rhomboid minor-- action
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retracts(adducts) and elevates the scapula; inferiorly rotates scapula |
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levator scapulae-- action |
elevates scapula; inferiorly rotates scapula (pulls glenoid cavity inferiorly) |
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deltoid-- action
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anterior fibers-- flexion and medial rotation of the arm middle fibers-- agonist of arm abduction posterior fibers-- extends and laterally rotates the arm |
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deltoid-- innervation
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axillary nerve (C5, C6) |
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teres major-- action |
extends, medially rotates, and adducts the arm |
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teres minor-- origin
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upper dorsal lateral border of the scapula |
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teres minor-- insertion
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greater tubercle of the humerus |
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teres minor-- action
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adducts and laterally rotates the arm |
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teres minor-- innervation
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axillary nerve (C5-C6) |
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subscapularis-- origin
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subscapular fossa of the scapula |
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subscapularis-- insertion
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lesser tubercle of the humerus |
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subscapularis-- action
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medially rotates arm |
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subscapularis-- innervation
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upper and lower subscapular nerves (C5, C6) |
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serratus anterior-- origin |
ribs 1-8, anterior and superior margins |
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serratus anterior-- insertion |
anterior surface of the medial border of the scapula |
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serratus anterior-- action
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agonist in scapula protraction; superiorly rotates scapula; stabilizes scapula |
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serratus anterior-- innervation
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long thoracic nerve (C5-C7) |
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serratus posterior inferior-- origin |
spinous process of T1-L2 vertebrae |
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serratus posterior inferior-- insertion
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inferior borders of ribs 8-12 |
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serratus posterior inferior-- action
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depresses ribs during forced exhalation |
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serratus posterior inferior-- innervation |
thoracic spinal nerves |
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splenius capitis-- origin |
ligamentum nochae |
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splenius capitis-- insertion |
occipital bone and mastoid process of temporal bone |
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splenius capitis-- action
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unilateral action: turns head to same side bilateral: extends head/neck |
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splenius capitis-- innervation
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cervical spinal nerve |
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splenius cervicis-- action |
unilateral action: turns head to same side bilateral action: extends head/neck |
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iliocostalis-- insertion |
angles of ribs; transverse processes of cervical vertebrae |
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iliocostalis -- action |
extends neck and vertebral column; maintains posture |
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iliocostalis -- innervation |
cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spinal nerves |
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iliocostalis-- origin |
tendon from posterior part of Iliac crest, posterior sacrum, and lumbar spinous processes |
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longissimus-- origin |
tendon from posterior part of Iliac crest, posterior sacrum, and lumbar spinous processes |
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longissimus -- insertion |
mastoid process of temporal bone and transfers processes of cervical and thoracic vertebrae |
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longissimus -- action |
extends neck and vertebral column and rotates head; maintains posture |
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longissimus -- innervation |
cervical and thoracic spinal nerves |
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spinalis -- origin |
lumbar spinous processes and C7 spinous process |
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spinalis -- insertion |
spinous process of axis and thoracic vertebrae |
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spinalis -- action |
extends the neck and vertebral column; maintains posture |
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spinalis -- innervation |
cervical and thoracic spinal nerves |
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semispinalis -- insertion |
occipital bone and spinous processes of cervical and thoracic vertebrae |
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semispinalis -- action |
bilateral action: extends vertebral column/neck unilateral: laterally flexes vertebral column/neck |
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semispinalis -- innervation |
cervical and thoracic spinal nerves |
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semispinalis-- origin |
transverse processes of C4-T12 vertebrae |
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multifidus-- origin |
sacrum and transverse processes of each vertebrae |
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multifidus-- insertion
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spinous process of the vertebra located 2-4 segments superior to origin |
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multifidus-- action |
extend vertebral column; rotates vertebral column toward opposite side |
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multifidus-- innervation |
cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spinal nerves |
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rotatores-- origin |
transverse processes of each vertebrae |
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rotatores-- insertion |
spinous process of immediately superior vertebra |
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rotatores-- action
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extend and rotate the vertebral column toward opposite side |
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rotatores-- innervation |
cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spinal nerves |
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oblique capitis superior-- origin |
transverse process of atlas |
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oblique capitis superior-- insertion |
inferior nuchal line |
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oblique capitis superior-- action |
turns head to same side |
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oblique capitis superior-- innervation |
suboccipital nerve (C1) |
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oblique capitis inferior--action |
turns head to same side |
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rectus capitis posterior major-- origin |
spinous process of axis |
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rectus capitis posterior major-- insertion |
inferior nuchal line of occipital bone |
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rectus capitis posterior major-- action
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extends head/neck |
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rectus capitis posterior major-- innervation |
suboccipital nerve (C1) |
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rectus capitis posterior minor-- action
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extends the head/neck |
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gluteus maximus-- origin
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Iliac crest, sacrum, coccyx |
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gluteus maximus-- insertion
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iliotibial tract of fascia lata; linea aspera and gluteal tuberosity of femur |
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gluteus maximus-- action |
extends and laterally rotates thigh |
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gluteus maximus-- innervation
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inferior gluteal nerve (L5-S2)
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piriformis-- action
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laterally rotates thigh |
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quadratus femoris-- action |
laterally rotates the thigh at the hip joint |
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obturator internus-- action |
laterally rotates thigh |
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inferior gemellus-- action |
laterally rotates thigh |
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infraspinatus-- action |
adducts and laterally rotates arm |
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infraspinatus-- innervation |
suprascapular nerve(C5-C6) |
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serratus posterior superior-- action |
elevates ribs during forced inhalation |
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levator costarum-- action |
elevates ribs |
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interspinalis-- action |
extends vertebral cloumn; rotates vertebral cloumn to opposite side |
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intertransversarii-- action |
lateral flexion of vertebral column |
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gluteus minimus-- action |
abducts thigh; medially rotates thigh |
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superior gemellus-- action |
laterally rotates thigh |
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gluteus medius-- origin |
posterior Iliac crest; lateral surface between posterior and anterior gluteal lines |
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gluteus medius-- insertion |
greater trochanter of femur |
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gluteus medius-- action |
abducts thigh; medially rotates thigh |
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gluteus medius-- innervation |
superior gluteal nerve (L4-S1) |
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supraspinatus-- origin |
supraspinous fossa of scapula |
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supraspinatus-- insertion |
greater tubercle of humerus |
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supraspinatus-- action |
abducts arm |
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supraspinatus-- innervation |
suprascapular nerve (C5-C6) |