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1
Q

myofibrils are made up of what type of filaments

A

parallel, thick and thin

2
Q

thick and thin filaments are linked how

A

cross bridges

3
Q

origin means

A

site of attachment that is relatively fixed

4
Q

insertion means

A

site of attachment that is normally displaced by contraction of the muscle

5
Q

extrinsic muscles

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associated with upper extremity and shoulder movement

6
Q

intrinsic muscles

A

movement of the vertebral column

7
Q

what are the superficial extrinsic muscle

A

trapezius, latissimus dorsi, rhomboid major and minor, levator scapulae

8
Q

what are the intermediate extrinsic muscles

A

serratus posterior superior and inferior

9
Q

elevators of the scapula

A

levator scapulae, trapezius upper, rhomboideus major and minor

10
Q

retractors of the scapula

A

rhomboideous major and minor, trapezius

11
Q

upward rotators of the scapula

A

trapezius upper and lower, serratus posterior

12
Q

downward rotators of the scapula

A

rhomboideus major and minor, levator scapulae

13
Q

what group of muscles are the strongest muscles in the back and take on most of the work

A

erector spinae

14
Q

what muscle is the primary cause of lower back pain

A

quadratus lumborum

15
Q

what muscle is actually part of the posterior wall of the abdomen

A

quadratus lumborum

16
Q

what is the hip hiker muscle

A

quadratus lumborum

17
Q

what is the largest muscle that crosses the lumbosacral joint

A

quadratus lumborum

18
Q

what the muscle that refers pain to the sacro-iliac joint

A

quadratus lumborum

19
Q

what are the intervertebral muscles of the spine

A

interspinalis, intertransversalis, rotatores

20
Q

what three muscles form the suboccipital triangle

A

obliquus capitis inferior, obliquus capitis superior, rectus capitis posterior major

21
Q

what passes through the anterior and middle scalene muscles

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brachial plexus and subclavian artery