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What are the main actions of the Erector spinae muscle?

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Extends and laterally bends vertebral column and head

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What are the main actions of the Interspinales (cervical, thoracic, lumbar) muscle?

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Aid in extension of vertebral column

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What are the main actions of the Intertransversarii (cervical, thoracic, lumbar) muscle?

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Assist in lateral flexion of vertebral column

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What are the main actions of the Latissimius dorsi muscle?

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Extends, adducts, and medially rotates humerus

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What are the main actions of the Levator scapulae muscle?

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Elevates scapula medially, inferiorly rotates glenoid fossa

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What are the main actions of the Multifidus muscle?

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Stabilizes spine

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What are the main actions of the Obliquus capitis inferior muscle?

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Rotates atlas to turn face to same side

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What are the main actions of the Obliquus capitis superior muscle?

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Extends and bends head laterally

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What are the main actions of the Rectus capitis posterior major muscle?

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Extends and rotates head to same side

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What are the main actions of the Rectus capitis posterior minor muscle?

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Extends head

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What are the main actions of the Rhomboid major muscle?

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Fixes scapula to thoracic wall and retracts and rotates it to depress glenoid cavity

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What are the main actions of the Rhomboid minor muscle?

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Fixes scapula to thoracic wall and retracts and rotates it to depress glenoid cavity

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What are the main actions of the Rotatores muscle?

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Stabilizes, extends, and rotates spine

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What are the main actions of the Semispinalis muscle?

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Extends head, neck, and thorax and rotates them to opposite side

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What are the main actions of the Serratus posterior inferior muscle?

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Depresses ribs

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What are the main actions of the Serratus posterior superior muscle?

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Elevates ribs

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What are the main actions of the Splenius capitis muscle?

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Bilaterally: extends head Unilaterally: laterally bends (flexes) and rotates face to same side

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What are the main actions of the Splenius carvicis muscle?

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Bilaterally: extends neck Unilaterally: laterally bends (flexes) and rotates neck toward same side

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What are the main actions of the Trapezius muscle?

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Elevates, retracts, and rotates scapula; lower fibers depress scapula

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What arteries supply the Erector spinae muscle?

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Cervical portions: occipital, deep cervical, and vertebral arteries Thoracic portions: dorsal branches of posterior intercostal, subcostal, and lumbar arteries Sacral portions: dorsal branches of lateral sacral arteries

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What arteries supply the Interspinales (cervical, thoracic, lumbar) muscle?

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Cervical portions: occipital, deep cervical, and vertebral arteries Thoracic portions: dorsal branches of posterior intercostal arteries Lumbar portions: dorsal branches of lumbar arteries

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What arteries supply the Intertransversarii (cervical, thoracic, lumbar) muscle?

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Cervical portions: occipital, deep cervical, and vertebral arteries Thoracic portions: dorsal branches of posterior intercostal, subcostal, and lumbar arteries Lumbar portions: dorsal branches of lateral lumbar arteries

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What arteries supply the Latissimus dorsi muscle?

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Thoracodorsal artery, dorsal perforating branches of 9th, 10th, and 11th posterior intercostal, subcostal, and first three lumbar arteries

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What arteries supply the Levator scapulae muscle?

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Dorsal scapular artery, transverse cervical artery, ascending cervical artery

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What arteries supply the Multifidus muscle?
Cervical portions: occipital, deep cervical, and vertebral arteries Thoracic portions: dorsal branches of posterior intercostal, subcostal, and lumbar arteries Sacral portions: dorsal branches of lateral sacral arteries
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What arteries supply the Obliquus capitis inferior muscle?
Vertebral artery, descending branch of occipital artery
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What arteries supply the Obliquus capitis superior muscle?
Vertebral artery, descending branch of occipital artery
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What arteries supply the Rectus capitis posterior major muscle?
Vertebral artery, descending branch of occipital artery
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What arteries supply the Rectus capitis posterior minor muscle?
Vertebral artery, descending branch of occipital artery
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What arteries supply the Rhomboid major muscle?
Dorsal scapular OR deep branch of transverse cervical artery, dorsal perforating branches of upper five or six posterior intercostal arteries
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What arteries supply the Rhomboid minor muscle?
Dorsal scapular OR deep branch of transverse cervical artery, dorsal perforating branches of upper five or six posterior intercostal arteries
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What arteries supply the Rotatores muscle?
Dorsal branches of segmental arteries
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What arteries supply the Semispinalis muscle?
Cervical portions: occipital, deep cervical, and vertebral arteries Thoracic portions: dorsal branches of posterior intercostal arteries
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What arteries supply the Serratus posterior inferior muscle?
Posterior intercostal arteries
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What arteries supply the Serratus posterior superior muscle?
Posterior intercostal arteries
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What arteries supply the Splenius capitis muscle?
Descending branch of occipital artery, deep cervical artery
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What arteries supply the Splenius cervicis muscle?
Descending branch of occipital artery, deep cervical artery
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What arteries supply the Trapezius muscle?
Transverse cervical artery, dorsal perforating branches of posterior intercostal arteries
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What nerve innervates Erector spine?
Posterior rami of each region
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What nerve innervates Interspinales (cervical, thoracic, lumbar)?
Posterior rami of spinal nerves
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What nerve innervates Intertransversarii (cervial, thoracic, lumbar)?
Posterior rami of spinal nerves
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What nerve innervates Latissimus dorsi?
Thoracodorsal nerve
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What nerve innervates Levator scapulae?
Anterior rami of C3–C4 and dorsal scapular nerve
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What nerve innervates Multifidus?
Posterior rami of each region
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What nerve innervates Obliquus capitis inferior?
Suboccipital nerve
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What nerve innervates Obliquus capitis superior?
Suboccipital nerve
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What nerve innervates Rectus capitis posterior major?
Suboccipital nerve
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What nerve innervates Rectus capitis posterior minor?
Suboccipital nerve
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What nerve innervates Rhomboid minor?
Dorsal scapular nerve
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What nerve innervates Rhomboid minor?
Dorsal scapular nerve
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What nerve innervates Rotatores?
Posterior rami of spinal nerves
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What nerve innervates Semispinalis?
Posterior rami of spinal nerves
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What nerve innervates Serratus posterior inferior?
Anterior rami of lower thoracic nerves
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What nerve innervates Serratus posterior superior?
Anterior rami of upper thoracic nerves
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What nerve innervates Splenius capitis?
Posterior rami of middle cervical nerves
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What nerve innervates Splenius cervicis?
Posterior rami of lower cervical nerves
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What nerve innervates Trapezius?
Accessory nerve (CN XI)

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