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Back Muscles
UCF Anatomy
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 3
09/12/2009

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Term
Function of Trapezius Muscle
Definition
Elevation, Retraction and rotation of scapula
Term
Definition of Occipital
Definition
Located near occipital bone, back of head.
Term
Definition of Nuchal
Definition
Refers to back of neck.
Term
Innervation of Trapezius Muscle
Definition
Spinal root of accessory nerve and C3-C4 (propioception and pain)
Term
Function of Rhomboid muscle
Definition
Press the scapula to the thoracic wall, retraction of scapula medially.
Term
Innervation of Rhomboid muscle
Definition
Dorsal Scapular nerve (C4-C5)
Term
Function of Levator Scapulae
Definition
Elevates the scapula
Term
Innervation of Levator Scapulae
Definition
Dorsal scapular nerve (C4-5)
Term
Function of Latissimus Dorsi Muscle
Definition
Adduction and lower the arm, medial rotation and extension of arm (humerus). Raises body toward arm when climbing.
Term
Innervation of Latissimus Dorsi Muscle
Definition
Thoracodorsal Nerve (C6,7,8)
Term
Function of Serratus posterior muscle
Definition
Accessory muscles of respiration and rib elevation.
Term
Innervation of Serratus posterior muscle
Definition
Intercostal nerves (T9-12).
Term
Definition of ilio
Definition
"Connection with" or "Related to"
Term
Definition of Costal
Definition
Situated near or close to a rib
Term
Lateral group of Instrinsic muscle of back
Definition
Iliocostalis, Longissimus and Splenius.
Broken into groups Lumborum, Thoracis, Cervicis and capitis.
Term
Innervation of lateral group of intrinsic muscles of back
Definition
All by primary spinal dorsal rami
Term
Function of lateral group of intrinsic muscles of back
Definition
Erect posture of body and the two splenii rotate the head.
Term
Medial groups of Intrinsic muscles of back
Definition
Interspinales, Intertransverse, Spinalis(Thoracis and Cervicis), Rotator brevis/longus, Multifidus and Semispinalis (cervicis and capitis)
Term
Function of Medial group of intrinsic muscles of back
Definition
Some stabilize and some rotates the vertebral column.
Term
Innervation of medial group of intrinsic muscles of back
Definition
By various primary dorsal rami
Term
Suboccipital Triangle
Definition
Rectus capitis posterior major, Oblique capitis superior and inferior
(Doesn't include Rectus major)
Term
Function of Suboccipital triangle
Definition
Turning the head backward of laterally
Term
Vertebrobasilar Syndrome
Definition
Localized or diffuse reduction in blood flow through the vertebrobasilar arterial system.
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