Muscles & Actions of the Thorax

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Across
  1. 5. board dome shaped or umbrellalike shaped muscle that attaches to the ribs and lumbar vertebrae
  2. 6. this muscle is small and short and spans between the transverse processes
  3. 7. laterally flexes and rotate the head and neck to same side and extend the head and neck
  4. 8. part of the erector spinae group
  5. 10. this muscle is the deepest low back muscle or deepest abdominal muscle that can work unilaterally or bilaterally
  6. 11. Compresses abdominal contents known as the corset and plays a major role in forced exhalation
  7. 13. Posterior, this muscle only affect movement of the ribs
  8. 14. part of the erector spinae group and most lateral from the spine
Down
  1. 1. this is a group of muscle that are made up of multifidi rotatores and semispinalis capitis
  2. 2. part of the erector spinae group and closest to the spine
  3. 3. the transversospainalis and erector spinae group do this motion
  4. 4. Laterally flex to same side rotates vertebral column to same side flexes the vertebral column and compresses abdominal contents
  5. 9. these muscles are small, slender muscles between the ribs and aid in inspiration
  6. 12. contain eight small muscles that are deepest muscles of the upper posterior neck