Unit 2 Muscles Flashcards
External Intercostal - Origin
Inferior border of ribs
External Intercostal - Insertion
Superior border of ribs below
External Intercostal - Innervation
Intercostal nerve
Internal Intercostal - Origin
Inferior border of ribs
Internal Intercostal - Insertion
Superior border of ribs below
Internal Intercostal - Action
During forced respiration: interosseus part depresses ribs; interchondral part elevates ribs
Internal Intercostal - Innervation
Intercostal nerve
Innermost Intercostal - Insertion
Superior border of ribs below
Innermost Intercostal - Action
During forced respiration: interosseus part depresses ribs; interchondral part elevates ribs
Transversus Thoracis - Origin
Posterior surface of lower sternum
Innermost Intercostal - Innervation
Intercostal nerve
Transversus Thoracis - Action
Weakly depresses ribs
External Oblique - Origin
External surfaces of 5th-12th ribs
External Oblique - Insertion
Linea alba, pubic tubercle, and anterior half of iliac crest
Transversus Thoracis - Innervation
Intercostal nerve
External Oblique - Action
Compress and support abdominal viscera
Flex and rotate trunk
Internal Oblique - Origin
Thoracolumbar fascia
Anterior two thirds of iliac crest
Connective tissue deep to inguinal ligament
Internal Oblique - Insertion
Inferior borders of 10th-12th ribs
Linea alba
Pubis via conjoint tendon
Internal Oblique - Innervation
Thoraco-abdominal nerves (anterior rami of T7-T11)
Subcostal nerve
First lumbar nerve
Internal Oblique - Action
Compress and support abdominal viscera
Flex and rotate trunk
Transversus Abdominis - Origin
Internal surfaces of 7th-12th costal cartilages
Thoracolumbar fascia
Iliac crest
Connective tissue deep to inguinal ligament
Internal Oblique - Innervation
Thoraco-abdominal nerves (anterior rami of T7-T11)
Subcostal nerve
First lumbar nerve
Transversus Abdominis - Insertion
Linea alba with aponeurosis of internal oblique
Pubic crest
Pubis via conjoint tendon
Transversus Abdominis - Innervation
Thoraco-abdominal nerves (anterior rami of T7-T11)
Subcostal nerve
First lumbar nerve
Transversus Abdominis - Action
Compress and supports abdominal viscera
Rectus Abdominis - Origin
Pubic symphysis
Pubic crest
Rectus Abdominis - Insertion
Xiphoid process
5th-7th costal cartilages
Rectus Abdominis - Innervation
Thoraco-abdominal nerves and subcostal nerve (anterior rami of T7-T11 spinal nerves)
Rectus Abdominis - Action
Flexes trunk (lumbar vertebrae) Compresses abdominal viscera Stabilizes and controls tilt of pelvis (antilordosis)
Diaphragm - Origin
Costal part: 7th-12th ribs
Lumbar part:
Medial part: L1-L3 vertebral bodies, intervertebral disks, and anterior longitudinal ligament
Lateral parts: lateral and medial arcuate ligaments
Sternal part: Xiphoid process (posterior surface