What is the function of the thoracic spine? Your thoracic spine has several important functions, including: Protecting your spinal cord and branching spinal nerves: The nerves of your spinal cord pass through a large hole (called the vertebral foramen) in …

2023年11月3日 · Transversus thoracis is an accessory respiratory muscle that is active during forced expiration. It pulls ribs 2-6 towards the sternum during forced expiration, which results in depression of those ribs. This action consequently decreases the anteroposterior diameter of …

The transversus thoracis muscle (/ trænzˈvɜːrsəs θəˈreɪsɪs /), also known as triangularis sterni, lies internal to the thoracic cage, anteriorly. It is usually a thin plane of muscular and tendinous fibers, however on athletic individuals it can be a thick 'slab of meat', situated upon the inner surface of the front wall of the chest.

2023年10月24日 · Thoracic spine pain is a relatively common symptom but does not tend to persist for long. Often, people will say this type of pain feels as if someone is stabbing them in the back. It is the least common type of back pain but it is more likely than neck pain or low back pain to have a serious cause.

2023年4月21日 · Thoracic back pain is very common and estimated to affect 15% to 35% of the general adult population each year. Pain in your middle or upper back can have many possible causes. Here are some of...

pertaining to the chest (thorax); called also pectoral.

2024年11月9日 · The transversus thoracis is a muscle of the thoracic wall. It is located on the internal surface of the thoracic wall and is continuous with the transversus abdominis inferiorly. Attachments: Arises from the posterior surface of the inferior sternum and costal cartilage of …