Spinalis muscles

Musculi spinales

  • Latin synonym: Musculus spinalis
  • Synonym: Spinalis muscle
  • Related terms: Spinalis

Definition

Origin: Spinous process

Insertion: Spinous process

Artery: Lateral sacral artery

Nerve: Posterior branch of spinal nerve

Antagonist: Rectus abdominis muscle

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/).

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