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transversospinales muscle

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The transversospinal muscles are a group of muscles of the human back. Their combined action is rotation and extension of the vertebral column. They include: semispinalis, spanning 4-6 vertebral segments semispinalis dorsi semispinalis cervicis semispinalis capitis multifidus, spanning 2-4 vertebral segments rotatores, spanning 1-2 vertebral segments rotatores cervicis rotatores thoracis rotatores lumborum [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transversospinales_muscles ]

Term info

Label

transversospinales muscle

Synonyms
  • transverospinalis
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has related synonym

transversospinales muscle group, transversospinales, transversospinal group of muscles, musculi transversospinales, deep dorsal muscles

id

UBERON:0010990