Spine /thorax shorten/lengthen

Passive flexion of the spine would ______ the illiocostalis

Lengthen

Passive rotation of the head and neck to the opposite side would ________ the splenius capitis

Lengthen

Passive rotation of the head to the opposite side would ______ the oblique capitis inferior

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

Compression of the abdominal contents would _______ the transverse abdominis

Shorten

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

Shorten

Increasing the volume of the thoracic cavity would _______ the diaphragm

Shorten

Passive lateral flexion of the head and neck would _____ the splenius capitis

Shorten

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

Shorten

Passive rotation of the head to the same side would ______ the rectus capitis posterior major

Shorten

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

Shorten