Muscles of the Trunk
- Created by: Ella Green
- Created on: 10-10-15 15:52
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- Muscles of the Trunk
- Internal Intercostals
- Depress the rib cage and contract during forced expiration
- External Intercostals
- Elevate the ribs during inspiration
- Diaphragm
- Contracts to allow inhalation, relaxes to allow exhalation
- Internal and External Obliques
- Compress abdominal cavity, protect and support abdomen and allow rotation of trunk
- Transverse Abdominis
- Rectus Abdominis
- Assists with flexing and rotating the lumbar spine
- Compress abdominal cavity, protect and support abdomen and allow rotation of trunk
- Transverse Abdominis
- Rectus Abdominis
- Assists with flexing and rotating the lumbar spine
- Assists with flexing and rotating the lumbar spine
- Compress abdominal cavity, protect and support abdomen and allow rotation of trunk
- Assists with flexing and rotating the lumbar spine
- Compress abdominal cavity, protect and support abdomen and allow rotation of trunk
- Internal Intercostals
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