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An
abnormal
lateral
curvature
of the
spine is
called
scoliosis
Axis (C-2)
The Atlantoaxial Joint (C1-C2):
•Allows the Atlas to move on it’s Axis (Hence
the name!)
•Flexion/Extension, Rotation
Cervical
• Less weight bearing function
Doesn’t need to be as stable
Allows for more movement
• Cervical region bends anteriorly
Forms a lordotic curve
Extension>Flexion
Lateral Flexion, Rotation
Because of
lordotic curve of C-
Spine and the
FRANKENSTEIN’S
BOLTS! ligamentum
nuchae (a
ligament attaching
the spinous
processes), the
cervical spinous
processes are
actually deeper
than the thoracic &
lumbar vertebrae
Thoracic
3. Xiphoid process
• Attachment site for
the abdominal
aponeurosis (A.K.A.,
Rectus Sheath)
Large sheet of
connective tissue
Attachment site
for INT/EXT
Obliques &
Transverse
Abdominus
• Easy to break
• 1” in length
Trail 6 “One Bumpy Road”
Ribs and Costal Cartilage
• The ribs
articulate
posteriorly with
the thoracic
vertebrae
(Costovertebral
joints) & then
curve around the
thorax to the
anterior chest.
Easily
accessible to the
sides
• Costal cartilage
attaches the ribs
to the sternum
Trail 6 “One Bumpy Road”
First Rib
• Difficult to isolate along the anterior thorax
• Lies directly beneath the clavicle & then curves quickly to the back
• Can be accessed in the posterior triangle of the neck
• Formed by the clavicle & the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles
Trail 6 “One Bumpy Road”
Eleventh and Twelfth Ribs
• “Floating Ribs”
Do not attach to the costal
cartilage
• Can palpate the lateral aspects
Muscles of the Spine and Thorax
• Create movement
of the vertebral
column & rib cage
• Difficult to isolate
a particular
portion of muscle
How do we analyze
posture?
What about a person
whom sits at a desk all
day?
Muscles of the Spine and Thorax
Difficult to
isolate the
individual bellies
but as a group,
their mass can
be felt along the
lamina groove of
the T- & C-spine
Transversospinalis Group
• An involuntary contraction of the diaphragm will cause air to rush into the lungs & the vocal cords
to snap shut. The audible result is a hiccup!
Abdominal Aorta
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Intervertebral Joints
Intervertebral Joints
Costovertebral Joints
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Sternocostal Joints
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