re again....
Last week we discussed The Shoulder! This week We want to talk about the Back..
Did you know the back serves to:
- Support the body. Therefore, it must be solid.
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- Allow movement. Therefore, it should be flexible.
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- Contribute to maintaining a stable center of gravity at rest
and, especially, when in motion.
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- Protect the spinal cord with a bony encasement.
The back must be solid in orden to support the body. It is composed
of very sturdy bones and powerful muscles.
The spine must be flexible to allow for movement. This is why
it is not composed of one solid bone, but 33 separate vertebrae,
which are set one on top of the other and connected by a system
of muscles and ligaments.
In order to maintain a stable center of gravity, back muscles
should be strong so they may act as a counterweight and able to
contract in order to compensate for body movements.
To protect the spinal cord, vertebrae have a special shape, with
a foramen or canal to house the cord.
The spine
Thirty three vertebrae form the human spine
Lets Now talk Muscles........
There are an array of large and small
back muscles in your body,
but the most worked are the trapezius, latissimus dorsi and rhomboids.
Keeping these muscles flexible and in shape is essential to fluid,
pain-free movement. Working your Latissimus Dorsi which runs from your arm pit downwards will in time give you a great overall v shape.. Which is a wide upper back small waist..
There are over 640 muscles in the human body with the back roughly Having 56 muscles...
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You have:
The superficial extrinsic back muscles of
Trapezius
Rhomboid major and minor
Levator scapulae
Latissimus dorsi
The intermediate extrinsic back muscles of
Serratus posterior superior
Serratus posterior inferior (sometimes grouped together as serratus posterior)
The superficial intrinsic back muscles of
Splenius cervicis
Splenius capitis
The intermediate intrinsic back muscles of
Iliocostalis
Longissimus
Spinalis
These are sometimes collectively referred to as Erector Spinae
The deep intrinsic back muscles get more complicated
Transversospinalis is technically a group of muscles, made of the following:
Semispinalis
Multifidus
Rotatores
However, the semispinalis muscle can be further divided into three parts according to the superior parts of attachments as
Semispinalis capitis
Semispinalis thoracis
Semispinalis cervicis
The deep intrinsic layer of muscles continues with
Interspinales
Intertransversarii
Levatores costarum, none of which are considered part of transversospinalis
But some muscles are in the back but have effects elsewhere and so are
considered muscles *OF* the back, even though they are muscles *IN* the
back (some of them only partially).
Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Teres minor
Subscapularis (these are the rotator cuff muscles that are around the scapula in the back)
Teres minor
Deltoid
Psoas major
Quadratus lumborum
Read more:
How many muscles in human back | Answerbag http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/303547#ixzz2CmFvCVXl
You have:
The superficial extrinsic back muscles of
Trapezius
Rhomboid major and minor
Levator scapulae
Latissimus dorsi
The intermediate extrinsic back muscles of
Serratus posterior superior
Serratus posterior inferior (sometimes grouped together as serratus posterior)
The superficial intrinsic back muscles of
Splenius cervicis
Splenius capitis
The intermediate intrinsic back muscles of
Iliocostalis
Longissimus
Spinalis
These are sometimes collectively referred to as Erector Spinae
The deep intrinsic back muscles get more complicated
Transversospinalis is technically a group of muscles, made of the following:
Semispinalis
Multifidus
Rotatores
However, the semispinalis muscle can be further divided into three parts according to the superior parts of attachments as
Semispinalis capitis
Semispinalis thoracis
Semispinalis cervicis
The deep intrinsic layer of muscles continues with
Interspinales
Intertransversarii
Levatores costarum, none of which are considered part of transversospinalis
But some muscles are in the back but have effects elsewhere and so are
considered muscles *OF* the back, even though they are muscles *IN* the
back (some of them only partially).
Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Teres minor
Subscapularis (these are the rotator cuff muscles that are around the scapula in the back)
Teres minor
Deltoid
Psoas major
Quadratus lumborum
So, since it depends on how you count them, and because these are paired
(i.e. one on the left and another on the right) you could have up to 56
muscle
Read more:
How many muscles in human back | Answerbag http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/303547#ixzz2CmE4xPqR
You have:
The superficial extrinsic back muscles of
Trapezius
Rhomboid major and minor
Levator scapulae
Latissimus dorsi
The intermediate extrinsic back muscles of
Serratus posterior superior
Serratus posterior inferior (sometimes grouped together as serratus posterior)
The superficial intrinsic back muscles of
Splenius cervicis
Splenius capitis
The intermediate intrinsic back muscles of
Iliocostalis
Longissimus
Spinalis
These are sometimes collectively referred to as Erector Spinae
The deep intrinsic back muscles get more complicated
Transversospinalis is technically a group of muscles, made of the following:
Semispinalis
Multifidus
Rotatores
However, the semispinalis muscle can be further divided into three parts according to the superior parts of attachments as
Semispinalis capitis
Semispinalis thoracis
Semispinalis cervicis
The deep intrinsic layer of muscles continues with
Interspinales
Intertransversarii
Levatores costarum, none of which are considered part of transversospinalis
But some muscles are in the back but have effects elsewhere and so are
considered muscles *OF* the back, even though they are muscles *IN* the
back (some of them only partially).
Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Teres minor
Subscapularis (these are the rotator cuff muscles that are around the scapula in the back)
Teres minor
Deltoid
Psoas major
Quadratus lumbor
So, since it depends on how you count them, and because these are paired
(i.e. one on the left and another on the right) you could have up to 56
muscles in
Read more:
How many muscles in human back | Answerbag http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/303547#ixzz2CmE4xP
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