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semispinalis thoracis

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The Semispinalis dorsi (or semispinalis thoracis) consists of thin, narrow, fleshy fasciculi, interposed between tendons of considerable length. It arises by a series of small tendons from the transverse processes of the sixth to the tenth thoracic vertebræ, and is inserted, by tendons, into the spinous processes of the upper four thoracic and lower two cervical vertebrae. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semispinalis_dorsi ]

Term info

Label

semispinalis thoracis

Synonyms
  • semispinalis dorsi
  • semispinalis dorsi muscle
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Subsets

uberon_slim

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Semispinalis.png

has related synonym

musculus semispinalis thoracis, musculus semispinalis dorsi

id

UBERON:0001407