Back Muscles – Origin, Insertion, Action & Innervation Practice Test

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• Which two muscles share the action of retracting, rotating, and fixing the scapula to the body wall?
• What is the general action of the erector spinae group?
• The insertion of the rectus capitis posterior major is on which structure?
• Which nerves innervate the splenius capitis?
• Which nerve supplies latissimus dorsi?
• What is the origin of serratus posterior superior?
• Origin of Splenius capitis.
• Which action is shared by Splenius capitis and Splenius cervicis?
• What is the primary action of the levator scapulae?
• Origin: Which muscle originates from the iliac crest and thoracolumbar fascia?
• Insertion of quadratus lumborum?
• Origin of quadratus lumborum?
• Splenius capitis acts unilaterally to produce which motion?
• Which muscle originates from spinous processes T11-L2?
• Which muscle is innervated by the dorsal scapular nerve?
• Semispinalis action is best described as which of the following?
• Origin of Splenius cervicis includes which structure?
• Where does the longissimus thoracis insert?
• Innervation: Splenius cervicis is innervated by dorsal rami of which nerves?
• Which muscle originates from the sacrum and iliac crest via the thoracolumbar fascia?
• The spinalis thoracis inserts on the spinous processes of which vertebrae?
• The intertransversarii originate and insert on which structures?
• Which nerve supplies latissimus dorsi?
• Where does rhomboid major insert?
• Which muscle inserts on the inferior border of the 12th rib and transverse processes of L1-L4?
• Which nerve innervates rhomboid major and rhomboid minor?
• Which muscle retracts the scapula, downwardly rotates it, and stabilizes the scapula?
• Insertion of levator scapulae?
• Which of the following describes the insertion of the trapezius muscle?
• The insertion of Rhomboid Major is on the:
• What nerve innervates the levator scapulae?
• Which muscles cover the serratus posterior superior muscles?
• Levator scapulae is innervated by which nerve?
• Which muscle inserts on the superior angle and medial border of the scapula?
• Longissimus insertion includes which of the following?
• Which nerve innervates both rhomboid major and rhomboid minor?
• Serratus posterior superior is innervated by which nerves?
• Which statement is true about trapezius?
• Insertion of Splenius capitis.
• What is the action of latissimus dorsi?
• What is the origin of splenius capitis?
• Which muscle originates from the transverse process of C1 and inserts on the occipital bone?
• What is the origin of the rhomboid minor?
• Trapezius receives proprioceptive input from which spinal nerve roots?
• Innervation of longissimus capitis?
• Semispinalis origin is on which anatomical feature?
• Origin of Splenius cervicis.
• Which nerve innervates rhomboid minor?
• Which muscle inserts on the transverse processes of the thoracic vertebrae and ribs 3-12?
• The erector spinae group Iliocostalis, Longissimus, Spinalis originates from which structure?
• Rotatores are innervated by which nerves?
• Serratus posterior inferior inserts on which ribs?
• Rhomboid Minor has which action?
• The rotatores insert on the spinous process of which vertebra?
• What is the origin of serratus posterior inferior?
• The intertransversarii muscle contributes most to which movement?
• The longissimus thoracis is innervated by which nerves?
• Which nerve innervates rhomboid major?
• Where does latissimus dorsi insert?
• Which statement is true about serratus posterior inferior?
• What is the action of Serratus posterior superior?
• Innervation of splenius cervicis?
• Which action best describes Rhomboid Major?
• Action of iliocostalis lumborum?
• Insertion of iliocostalis lumborum?
• What is the origin of the latissimus dorsi?
• Which muscle origin includes the Nuchal ligament?
• What nerve innervates the rhomboid major?
• Where does serratus posterior inferior insert?
• What is the action of the superior fibers of the trapezius?
• Rhomboid Minor originates from which structures?
• Which muscle depresses the ribs during respiration?
• Which structures form the origin of the trapezius muscle?
• Latissimus dorsi originates from which ribs?
• What is the action of levator scapulae?
• In the I Love Spaghetti mnemonic, which muscle is the most medial?
• The insertion of the trapezius middle fibers is on which part of the scapula?
• The semispinalis cervicis inserts on the spinous processes of which vertebrae?
• Which nerve supplies Splenius cervicis?
• Where does latissimus dorsi insert?
• The multifidus muscle originates from which structure?
• Splenius cervicis action when acting unilaterally?
• Which muscle primarily contributes to contralateral rotation and stabilization of the vertebral column?
• The obliquus capitis inferior originates from which structure?
• The interspinales function?
• Rhomboid Major is innervated by which nerve?
• Which nerves innervate the splenius cervicis?
• Origin of levator scapulae?
• The insertion of the splenius cervicis is on which structures?
• Which nerves innervate serratus posterior inferior?
• Which nerve innervates the trapezius for motor function?
• Where does Splenius capitis insert?
• The insertion of splenius capitis is on the mastoid process and which other landmark?
• Which actions describe the trapezius muscle?
• The medial border of the scapula at the level of the spine is the insertion of which muscle?
• Semispinalis insertion occurs on which structure?
• Where does the iliocostalis lumborum insert?
• Which nerve innervates the erector spinae group?
• Serratus posterior inferior originates from which region?
• Which nerves supply Serratus posterior superior?
• Rhomboid Major is innervated by which nerve?
• Which muscle originates from the nuchal ligament and C7-T3?
• The multifidus is innervated by which nerves?
• Rotatores insert on the base of spinous processes how many levels above their origin?
• The origin of the iliocostalis lumborum includes which structures?
• What is the action of latissimus dorsi?
• Which muscle has an origin that includes the iliac crest, iliolumbar ligament, and thoracolumbar fascia?
• Which nerves innervate the trapezius muscle?
• Which muscle inserts on the scapular spine?
• Which muscle is primarily responsible for extending the humerus?
• Origin of iliocostalis lumborum?
• Which muscle stabilizes vertebrae and assists in extension and contralateral rotation?
• Where does serratus posterior superior insert?
• Which nerves innervate iliocostalis lumborum?
• Which nerve supplies the Serratus posterior inferior?
• The action of the splenius cervicis includes which movement?
• Which muscle originates from the spinous processes of C7 to T12?
• Which muscle has its insertion on the acromion?
• What nerve innervates rhomboid minor?
• Semispinalis innervation is which of the following?
• From which vertebral levels does levator scapulae originate?
• Which nerves innervate serratus posterior superior?
• Where does the trapezius insert?
• Action of Splenius capitis.
• Levator Scapulae originates from which vertebral levels?
• Which muscle most directly contributes to extension of the head, neck, and vertebral column?
• Where does rhomboid minor insert?
• Insertion of spinalis cervicis?
• Which two muscles share an origin that includes the nuchal ligament?
• Action: Which muscle extends the cervical spine and assists in lateral flexion?
• What is the action of the splenius capitis?
• What is the bilateral action of the iliocostalis, longissimus, and spinalis muscles?
• Insertion of Serratus posterior inferior.
• What nerve innervates the latissimus dorsi?
• What is the action of the multifidus?
• Origin of Splenius capitis?
• Innervation of serratus posterior inferior is which of the following?
• From which spinous processes does the rhomboid minor originate?
• Innervation of the iliocostalis (erector spinae)?
• From which vertebral levels does rhomboid major originate?
• The origin of the splenius cervicis is from which vertebral spinous processes?
• Which muscle originates from the transverse process of C1 and inserts on the occipital bone?
• Rhomboid Minor is innervated by which nerve?
• What is the origin of the rhomboid major?
• Origin of spinalis cervicis?
• Serratus posterior superior originates from which structures?
• Where does serratus posterior superior insert?
• Origin of Serratus posterior inferior.
• What is the origin of latissimus dorsi?
• The latissimus dorsi is innervated by which nerve (C6-C8)?
• What is the action of rhomboid major?
• Splenius cervicis inserts on which structures?
• Which muscle originates from the transverse processes of C1-C4?
• Spinalis insertion is on which structures?
• Which two back muscles share the same insertion point on the scapula?
• From which structures does iliocostalis lumborum originate?
• Innervation of spinalis cervicis?
• Innervation of Serratus posterior inferior.
• Which nerve innervates levator scapulae, with contributions from C3-C4?
• Where does the rhomboid major insert?
• Rotatores are innervated by which nerves?
• Which actions characterize the latissimus dorsi?
• The intertransversarii function to perform which actions?
• The interspinales insert on which structure?
• Splenius capitis action includes rotating the head to which side?
• Primary action of levator scapulae?
• Which nerve primarily innervates the trapezius, with proprioceptive input from C3-C4?
• Dorsal scapular nerve originates from which spinal level?
• Which three back muscles are innervated by the dorsal scapular nerve?
• Origin of rhomboid minor?
• Levator scapulae inserts on which part of the scapula?
• Which muscle has the thoracolumbar fascia as part of its origin?
• Which nerves innervate both splenius capitis and splenius cervicis?
• Which muscles cover serratus posterior superior?
• The insertion 'Medial border of the scapula at the spine' refers to which muscle?
• Which statement best describes the action of the longissimus thoracis?
• The thoracodorsal nerve supplies motor innervation to which muscle?
• Action of longissimus cervicis?
• Insertion: Which muscle inserts on the mastoid process?
• Rotatores insert on the base of spinous processes how many levels above the origin?
• Insertion of longissimus capitis?
• Which muscle originates from the sacrum and iliac crest via the thoracolumbar fascia?
• Semispinalis capitis action includes which of the following?
• Which spinal nerve root contributes to the dorsal scapular nerve that innervates rhomboids?
• What is the action of the semispinalis capitis?
• The spinalis thoracis originates from which spinous processes?
• Which muscle inserts on the mastoid process and the superior nuchal line?
• Which statement is true about Splenius capitis and Splenius cervicis?
• What is the action of iliocostalis lumborum?
• The insertion of Rhomboid Minor is on the:
• Which spinal nerve segments contribute to trapezius innervation aside from CN XI?
• Which muscle originates from the transverse processes of several vertebrae?
• Which of the following describes the insertion of iliocostalis lumborum?
• Levator scapulae action includes elevating the scapula. Which concurrent motion does it perform?
• Innervation of Splenius capitis.
• Splenius capitis originates from spinous processes of which vertebrae range?
• Which nerve provides innervation to Serratus posterior superior?
• Origin of longissimus capitis?
• What is the action of rhomboid minor?
• Which nerve innervates Rhomboid Major and Rhomboid Minor?
• The rectus capitis posterior minor originates from which structure?
• The intertransversarii muscles perform which actions?
• Which muscle inserts into the intertubercular (bicipital) groove of the humerus?
• Where does splenius capitis insert?
• What is the action of serratus posterior inferior?
• What is the unilateral action of the erector spinae group?
• Rhomboid major originates from which spinal level?
• Splenius capitis and Splenius cervicis share which origin feature?
• Insertion of Splenius cervicis.
• Where does levator scapulae insert?
• Splenius capitis and Splenius cervicis share which bilateral action?
• What is the action of serratus posterior superior?
• Splenius cervicis inserts on which structures?
• Iliocostalis insertion is on which structures?
• From lateral to medial, which muscles comprise the group commonly remembered as I Love Spaghetti?
• Which of the following best lists the origin of the trapezius muscle?
• During bilateral contraction, which joint is primarily extended by the rectus capitis posterior major?
• Which muscle has an attachment to the mastoid process as part of its insertion?
• Which muscle has origin including the nuchal ligament, spinous processes C7-T12, and occipital protuberance?
• Action of spinalis cervicis?
• Where does the latissimus dorsi insert?
• What is the primary action of the interspinales?
• Splenius capitis innervation is which of the following?
• What is the primary action of the upper fibers of the trapezius?
• The rectus capitis posterior minor originates from which structure?
• Rhomboid major originates from the spinous processes of which vertebrae?
• Which muscle originates from spinous processes C7-T1?
• The splenius cervicis originates from spinous processes of which vertebrae?
• What is the action of serratus posterior superior?
• Which muscle inserts at the inferior borders of ribs 8-12?
• Splenius cervicis origin includes which of the following?
• Insertion: Which muscle inserts on the transverse processes of the lumbar vertebrae?
• Where does rhomboid minor insert?
• Action of Splenius cervicis.
• Where does the longissimus thoracis originate?
• Which structures form the origin of the latissimus dorsi?
• What is the action of the rhomboid minor?
• Which muscle inserts on the inferior border of ribs 8-12?
• Origin of Splenius cervicis?
• The insertion of Rhomboid Major is on which bone?