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longissimus muscle

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The longissimus is the muscle lateral to the semispinalis. It is the longest subdivision of the sacrospinalis that extends forward into the transverse processes of the posterior cervical vertebrae. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longissimus ]

Term info

Label

longissimus muscle

Synonyms
  • longissimus
  • musculus longissimus
database cross reference
depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Longissimus.png

has related synonym

intermediate column of erector spinae

id

UBERON:0000392