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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.
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Within Vinony's link graph, transversospinales muscles is referenced by 43 other articles, and connects out to vertebra, Latin and muscle.
It is catalogued under the topic Muscles of the torso.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
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.
==Location==
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