Semispinalis muscles
Musculi semispinales
- Latin synonym: Musculus semispinalis
- Synonym: Semispinalis muscle
- Related terms: Semispinalis
Definition
The semispinalis muscle is a transversospinalis muscle of the human body. More specifically, it is one of three muscles:
- Semispinalis dorsi
- Semispinalis cervicis
- Semispinalis capitis
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
