Spine /thorax shorten/lengthen

Compression of the abdominal contents would _______ the transverse abdominis

Shorten

Increasing the volume of the thoracic cavity would _______ the diaphragm

Shorten

Passive lateral flexion of the spine to the same side would ________ the longissimus

Shorten

Passive flexion of the spine would ______ the illiocostalis

Lengthen

Passive rotation of the spine to the same side would ________ the multifidi

Lengthen

Passive rotation of the vertebral column to the opposite side would ______ the internal oblique

Lengthen

Passive rotation of the vertebral column to the same side would _______ the external oblique

Lengthen

Drawing the ventral part of the ribs upward would _______ the external intercostals

Shorten

Passive rotation of the spine to the opposite side would ______ the rotatores

Shorten