Erector Spinae
The abdominal muscles do many things like hold and potect the abdominal cavity and assist in breathing. But, the most obvious one is posture. They are the antagonists to the muscles along the spine and help maintain spinal curvature. The action is known as flexion of the spinal column.
The lumbar region of the vertebral column contains 5 vertebrae (the bones of the spine).
In human anatomy, the vertebral column (backbone or spine) is a column usually consisting of 24 articulating vertebrae.
It has many improper terms that many people use today, such as; back, neck, cord, etc. In learning about the bones of the body, scientists and teachers recall the spine as the vertebra (vertebrae for plural).
To extend it, you need just one muscle, however you will need two more to move it around.
Many bones have many joints, hence, great flexibility.
These are different stretches used by many different doctors and therapist to extend and flex the muscles. This often checks the length of muscles in comparison to the regular length of muscles and helps to work them so they do not tighten up or malfunction due to decreased exercise. Flexion usually is started by pointing the toes to stretch the muscles up the legs and into the lumbar area in the back. Extension is usually when you stretch a part of the body the opposite direction past it's normal point of movement. These exercise of the muscles are used in relief of many muscle and tendon conditions.
Not much, but if you take away too many you could die.
Curvature of the vertebral column resulting from the column turning on its axis. The upper two vertebrae in the cervical spine, the atlas and the axis, differ from the other vertebrae because they are designed specifically for rotation. These two vertebrae are the reason your neck can move in so many directions. Mid Spine = Thoracic Lumbar Spine = Below the Thoracic vertebraes - your lumbar spine consists of 5 discs/vertebrae.
Curvature of the vertebral column resulting from the column turning on its axis. The upper two vertebrae in the cervical spine, the atlas and the axis, differ from the other vertebrae because they are designed specifically for rotation. These two vertebrae are the reason your neck can move in so many directions. Mid Spine = Thoracic Lumbar Spine = Below the Thoracic vertebraes - your lumbar spine consists of 5 discs/vertebrae.
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In human anatomy, the vertebral column (backbone or spine) is a column of 24 vertebrae, the sacrum, intervertebral discs, and the coccyx situated in the dorsal aspect of the torso, separated by spinal discs. It houses the spinal cord in its spinal canal.