Muscles of the vertebral column

Question 1

Name the suboccipital muscles.

Answer 1

• Rectus capitis posterior major.
• Rectus captiis postierior minor.
• Superior oblique capitis.
• Inferior oblique capitis.

Question 2

Name the muscles of the neck and head.

Answer 2

• Sternocleidemastoid.
• Scalenus anterior.
• Scalenus medius.
• Scalenus posterior.

Question 3

Name the prevertebral muscles.

Answer 3

• Longus cervicus.
• Longus capitis.
• Rectus capitis anterior.
• Rectus capitis lateralis.

Question 4

Name the superficial muscles of the back.

Answer 4

Levator scapulae.

Question 5

Name the breathing muscles.

Answer 5

• Serratus posterior superior.
• Serratus posterior inferior.
• Levator costae.

Question 6

Name the deep muscles of the back

Answer 6

• Splenius capitis.
• Splenius cervicis.

Question 7

Name the muscles of the erector spinae group.

Answer 7

• Iliocostalis.
• longissimus.
• Spinalis.

Question 8

Name the muscles apart of the Transversospinalis group.

Answer 8

• Semispinalis capitis.
• Semispinalis cervicis.
• Semispinalis thoracis.
• Multifidus.
• Rotatores.