Quadratus Lumborum, Abdominal, Diaphragm And Intercostal

Front 1

Which edge of the quadrants lumborum is accessible from the side of the torso?

Back 1

Lateral edge

Front 2

Which three bony landmarks can help you to isolate the borders of the quadratus lumborum?

Back 2

12 ribs, posterior iliac crest, transverse process of lumbar vertebrae

Front 3

what action could you ask your partner to perform to feel the quadratus lumborum contract?

Back 3

Laterally tilt the hip. " elevate"

Front 4

Which abdominal muscle runs vertically from the rib cage to the pubic crest?

Back 4

Rectus abdominis

Front 5

Rotating your trunk to the right would engage your left or right internal oblique muscle?

Back 5

Right

Front 6

You are palpating lateral to the edge of the rectus abdominis and the fibers you feel are superficial and running at an angle. Which muscle is this?

Back 6

External oblique

Front 7

What is the primary muscle of respiration?

Back 7

diaphragm

Front 8

When the diagram muscle fibers contract, what consecutive tissue structure is pulled inferiorly?

Back 8

The central tendon

Front 9

When is it best to move your fingers as you curl them underneath the ribcage to feel the diaphragm?

Back 9

As you exhale

Front 10

Name two large muscles through which you would have to palpate to access various portions of the intercoastal.

Back 10

Latissimus dorsi, pectoralis major or external oblique

Front 11

Increasing the volume of the thoracic cavity would__________ the diaphragm fibers?

Back 11

shorten

Front 12

Passive rotation of the vertebral column to the same side would __________ external oblique?

Back 12

lengthen

Front 13

Compression of the abdominals content would _______the transverse abdominis.

Back 13

shorten

Front 14

Drawing the ventral part of the root word would_______ the external intercostals.

Back 14

shorten

Front 15

Passive rotation of the vertebral column to the opposite side would ____________the internal oblique.

Back 15

lengthen

Front 16

The ligamentum nuchae spans between which two bony landmarks?

Back 16

external of occipital protuberance, spinous process of c7

Front 17

to feel the ligamentum nuchae change tension underneath your fingers, what 2 passive movements can you perform at the head ?

Back 17

flexion and extension

Front 18

What superficial ligament can be felt between the spinous process of the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae?

Back 18

Supraspinous

Front 19

The abdominal aorta is located where relationship to the psoas major

Back 19

Medial

Front 20

The thoracolumbar aponeurosis serves as an attachment site for which two muscles

Back 20

latissimus dorsi, erector spinae group