Transversospinales

Description

Deep spinal muscles including semispinalis, multifidus, spinalis, longissimus, iliocostalis

Name

• Transversospinales
• Transversospinales muscle group
• Deep intrinsic back muscles
• Transversospinal muscles

General

• Group of deep muscles of the human back
• Combined action is extension and rotation of the vertebral column

Muscles

• Semispinalis
  • Semispinalis thoracis
  • Semispinalis cervicis
  • Semispinalis capitis
• Multifidus
• Rotatores
  • Rotatores cervicis
  • Rotatores thoracis
  • Rotatores lumborum

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Clinical Significance

• Needs to be updated

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See Also

• Back Pain Main
• Back Anatomy Main
• Physical Exam Back

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