Muscle Groups

Question 1

Deep Neck Flexor Stabilizers

Answer 1

• Longus Capitis

- Longus Colli

Question 2

Suboccipital Muscles

Answer 2

• Rectus capitis posterior major muscle
• Rectus capitis posterior minor muscle
• Obliquus capitis superior muscle
• Obliquus capitis inferior muscle

Question 3

Paraspinal muscles

Answer 3

• Spinalis
• Longissimus
• Iliocostalis

Question 4

Anterior Oblique Sling/Subsystem (AOS)

Answer 4

• External Obliques
• Internal Obliques (non-traditional)
• Abdominal Fascia
• Rectus Abdominus (non-traditional)
• Contralateral Anterior Adductors

Question 5

Chin Tuck

Answer 5

Upper cervical extension

Lower cervical flexion

Question 6

Posterior Oblique Sling/Subsystem (POS)

Answer 6

• Latissimus Dorsi
• Thoracolumbar Fascia
• Contralateral Gluteus Maximus
• Gluteus Medius (non-traditional)

Question 7

Deep Longitudinal Subsystem (DLS)

Answer 7

• Erector Spinae
• Sacrotuberous Ligament
• Biceps Femoris
• Head of the Fibula
• Fibularis Longus
• Tibialis Anterior

Question 8

Deep Longitudinal Subsystem Function

Answer 8

• Stabilization of the lumbosacral joint complex and medial longitudinal arch of foot,
• Eccentric deceleration of forward leg swing and control of pronation and supination of the foot ankle/complex from heel strike through mid-stance,
• Potentially the primary mechanism of propulsion during lower intensity walking,
• Proprioceptive mechanism communicating information about ground reaction forces during high intensity activity.

Question 9

Intrinsic Stabilization Subsystem Integration (ISS)

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Answer 9

• Transversus Abdominus
• Multifidus
• Pelvic Floor
• Diaphragm
• Thoracolumbar fascia
• Rotatores, Interspinales, and Intertransversarii

Question 10

Pelvic Floor

Answer 10

• Levator ani
• Coccygeneus
• Associated fascia

Question 11

Lateral Subsystem Integration

Answer 11

• Gluteus medius
• Adductors
• Contralateral Quadratus Lumborum
• Tensor Fascia Latae (non-traditional)

Question 12

Lateral Subsystem Integration Function

Answer 12

• Frontal plane stabilization of the lumbo-pelvic hip complex (LPHC),
• Transfer of force between lower and upper extremities,
• Active role in all integrated (whole body) frontal plane and single-leg movement patterns.

Question 13

How many bones in the human hand?

Answer 13

29 bones

Question 14

How many bones and joints in the human foot?

Answer 14

26 bones and 33 joints

Question 15

How many bones and joints are in the human spine?

Answer 15

33 bones and 164 articulations