Back Muscles Flashcards
(31 cards)




12, 1, 6, 10


Spinal Attachments


Lateral Attachments


Innervation and Artery

Innervation:
Cranial Nerve XI: Accessory Nerve
Spinal Nerves C3 and C4
Blood Supply:
Superficial branch of
Transverse cervical artery
(= superficial cervical artery


Attachments, Movements


Latissimus Dorsi Innervation and Artery

Identify these muscles. What do they hold in place?

Levator Scapulae
Rhomboid Minor
Rhomboid Major
Scapula.
Trio Muscle Attachments

Trio artery and innervation



Serratus Inferriors’ Attachments, Function, Innervation

Deep back muscle functions and innervation
Splenius Muscles
Erector Spinae
Transversopinal muscles
Mechanical support
Extend the vertebral column
Bend the vertebral column
Posture
Balance of head and neck



Movement of Splenius Capitis and Splenius Cervicus
Bilateral action: extension
of the head
Unilateral: ipsilateral head
rotation

Erector Spinae:
Iliocostalis
Longissimus
Spinalis
Function of Erector spinae muscles
Main extensors of the back
Attachments of Erector Spinae Muscles
Iliocostalis: Attached to ribs
Longissimus: Longest, attaches to ribs, transverse processes and skull.
Spinalis: closest to spine




Multifidi function
Really active at the base to control the pelvis. Used to stand up. Dancers use it to rotate the pelvis.







