Transversospinales

Transversospinales

Section of the neck at about the level of the sixth cervical vertebra. Showing the arrangement of the fascia coli.

Deep muscles of the back.
Details
Origin transverse process
Insertion spinous process
Nerve Posterior ramus of spinal nerve
Actions

Extend vertebral column (bilateral contraction); rotate vertebral column (unilateral contraction)

Antagonist =
Identifiers
Latin musculi transversospinales
Dorlands
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m_22/12551199
TA A04.3.02.201
FMA 71304

Anatomical terms of muscle

The transversospinales (transversospinalis) 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:

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