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transversospinales muscles
Sign in to saveThe transversospinales are a group of muscles of the human back. Their combined action is rotation and extension of the vertebral column. These muscles are small and have a poor mechanical advantage for contributing to motion. They include: the three semispinalis muscles, the multifidus muscle, and the rotatores muscles.
Key facts
- Muscle.Name
- Transversospinales
- Muscle.Latin
- musculi transversospinales
- Muscle.Image
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- Muscle.Caption
- Section of the neck at about the level of the sixth cervical vertebra. Showing the arrangement of the fascia coli.
- Muscle.Image2
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- Muscle.Caption2
- Deep muscles of the back.
- Muscle.Origin
- Transverse process
- Muscle.Insertion
- Spinous process
- Muscle.Nerve
- Posterior ramus of spinal nerve
- Muscle.Action
- Extend vertebral column (bilateral contraction); rotate vertebral column (unilateral contraction)
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The transversospinales are a group of muscles of the human back. Their combined action is rotation and extension of the vertebral column. These muscles are small and have a poor mechanical advantage for contributing to motion. They include: the three semispinalis muscles, the multifidus muscle, and the rotatores muscles.
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