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Muscular System
Muscles that move the vertebral column
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Physiology
Undergraduate 2
03/22/2012

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Term
rectus abdominis
Definition
flexes the vertebral column and compresses the abdomen
Term
external oblique
Definition
rotation of the trunk results if one side contracts, if both sides contract together, flexion of the vertebral column and compression of the abdomen is the result (external)
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internal oblique
Definition
rotation of the trunk if one side contracts, if both sides contract together, flexion of the vertebral column and compression of the abdomen is the result (internal)
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transverse abdominis
Definition
contraction of the transverse abdomens compresses the abdomen
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erector spinae
Definition
when one side contracts, the muscles laterally flex and rotate the vertebral column. when both contract, the muscles extend the vertebral column and maintain erect posture.
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