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Body Wall Muscles

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Muscle
Body wall layer
Action
Pectoralis Minor   anterior, superior surfaces of rib 3-5   coracoid process of scapula  
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Pectoralis Major   cartilages of ribs 2-6 body of sternum and inferror medeal protion of clavical.   crest of grater tubacle and lateral lip of intertubericular groove of humerus  
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Cervical Longus colli   Subvertebral   Flexes the neck and rotates it to the opposite side, flexes the head.  
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Sternalis   Ventral   Nothing, assists with rib movement when present.  
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Intercostals   Lateral   Move and depress the ribs.  
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Diaphragm   Lateral   Increases the volume of the thoracic cavity in inspiration.  
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Thoracic Longus colli   Subvertebral   Flexes the neck and rotates it to the opposite side.  
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Rectus abdominis   Ventral   Flexes the lumbar vertebral column, helps compress the abdominal cavity.  
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External oblique   External Lateral   Helps compress the abdominal cavity, compress and depress the lower thoracic cavity to aid in expiration, rotates trunk to opposite side.  
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Internal oblique   Intermediate(middle) lateral   Strong compressor of the abdominal cavity, rotates trunk to the same side.  
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Transversus abdominis   Internal Lateral   Compresses the abdominal cavity.  
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Quadratus lumborum   Internal Lateral(posterior)   Laterallly flexes the vertebral column, extends lumbar verebrae. Fixes 12th rib to stabilize diaphragm attachments during inspiration.  
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Psoas major   Subvertebral   Extends the lumbar vertebral column (deepening the lumbar curve) to maintain posture. Powerful flexor of the hip.  
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Diaphragm   Xiphoid process cartilages of ribs 4-10 and anterior surfaces of lumbar vertebrae.   cnetral tendinous sheet.  
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External oblique   External and inferior borders of rib 5-12   linea alba and iliac crest  
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Internal oblique   lumbodorsal fascia and iliac crest   Inferior fibs, xiphoid process and linea alba.  
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Transversus abdominis   Cartilages of ribs 6-12 Iliac crest and lumbodorsal fascia.   Linea alba and pubis  
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