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        | Location: Broad, flat muscle lower back Origin: spinous processes of T7 to the sacrum via the thoracolumbar fascia
 Insertion: intertubercular groove of the humerus
 Action: adduct, extension and medial rotation of the humerus at the GH joint
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        | Location: deep to the trapezius muscle and superior to the rhomboids Origin: transverse processes of the upper cervical vertebrae
 Insertion: superior angle of the scapula
 Action: Elevation and downward rotation of the scapula
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        | Location: deep to the Traps and inferior to the levator scapulae muscle Origin: spinous process of T2- T5
 Insertion: medial scapula
 Action: retract scapula
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        | Location: deep to the traps and inferior to the levator scapulae muscles Origin: spinous process of C7- T1
 
 Insertion: medical scapula
 Action: retracts scapula
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        | Location: most superficial muscle, triangle shaped with 3 fiber orientations Origin: occipital bone, nuchal ligament and spinous processes of C7- T12 vertebrae
 Insertion: spine of the scapula, acromion, and lateral 3rd of a clavicle
 Action: elevates, retracts, and depresses and upward rotate the scapula
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        | Location: 3 separate muscles, iliocostalis, longissimus, Spinalis Origin: iliac crest, sacrum, ribs; thoracodorsal fascia, transverse and cervical vertebrae; spinous process of vertebrae
 Insertion: thoracolumbar fascia , ribs, cervical vertebrae; temporal bone; spinous process of vertebrae
 Action: bilaterally, extend vertebral column, laterally extend column
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        | Suboccipital Muscles (info) |  | Definition 
 
        | Location: inferior to occipital, deep to the semispinalis capitis muscle Attachments: occipital bone, C1-C2 vertebrae
 Action:mainly postural muscles, can help extend and rotate the head
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        | Suboccipital muscles ( What are they) |  | Definition 
 
        | rectus capitis posterior major and minor, obliquus capitis superior and inferior |  | 
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        | serratus posterior superior |  | Definition 
 
        | Location: deep to trap Origin: spinous process C6-T2
 Insertion: 2nd- 5th rib
 Action: help extend and rotate the spine
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        | serratus posterior inferior |  | Definition 
 
        | Location: superior to erector spinae Origin: T11-L2
 Insertion: ribs 9-12
 Action: depress low ribs and help with expiration
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        | semispinalis capitis and cervicis |  | Definition 
 
        | Location: extends from transverse to spinous processes Origin: transverse process of thoracic vertebrae
 Insertion: spinous processes of thoracic and cervical spine and occipital bone
 Action: bilaterally extend spine, rotate spine contralaterally
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        | splenius capitis and cervicis |  | Definition 
 
        | Location: deep to levator scapulae, and rhomboids, superficial to erector spinae muscle Action: bilateral contraction: extension of the vertebral column, rotation of the vertebral column and contralateral side of the contracting transversospinalis muscle
 innervation: segmentally by dorsi rami
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        | external intercostal muscle |  | Definition 
 
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        | internal intercostal muscle |  | Definition 
 
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        | Location: superficial to pec minor, chest Origin: clavicle, sternum, costal cartilage
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 Action: adduct, med. rotation, flex humerus
 Innervation: medial and lateral pectoral nerve C5-T1
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        | Location: deep to pec major Origin: Ribs 3-5
 Insertion: coracoid process of scapula
 Action: protraction, depression and stabilize scapula
 Innervation: medial pectoral nerve C8-T1
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        | Location: Lateral along the ribs Origin: Ribs 1-8
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 Action: Protraction and upward rotation of the scapula
 Innervation: long thoracic nerve C5- C6
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        | articular facets superior and inferior |  | 
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        | vertebral notch, there is another on top, this only shows inferior |  | 
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        | Atlas: C1 moves with the skull, at occipital; enabling nodding up and down Axis: C2 has dens, which moves with C1 to provide rotational movement
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        | Cervical vertebrae transverse foramen
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        | thoracic vertebra costal facets superior and inferior
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        | sacrum articular surface
 medial sacral crest
 sacral forina
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        | external occipital protuberance of skull |  | Definition 
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        | scapula spine groove of
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        | intertubercular groove of the humerus |  | Definition 
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        | Ribs 1-12 costal groove
 head
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        | sternum sternal angle
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