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erector spinae muscle group

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A bundle of muscles and tendons that is paired and runs more or less vertically. It extends throughout the lumbar, thoracic and cervical regions, and lies in the groove to the side of the vertebral column. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erector_spinae_muscles ]

Term info

Label

erector spinae muscle group

Synonyms
  • erector spinae
  • extensor spinae
  • extensor spinae muscles
  • sacrospinalis
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Gray1124.png

external ontology notes

isa muscle organ in MA.

has related synonym

extensor spinae muscle, m. erector spinae, erector spinalis

id

UBERON:0002462