Transversospinal muscles
Musculi transversospinales
- Synonym: Transversospinales muscles
- Related terms: Transversospinales
Definition
The transversospinal muscles are a group of muscles of the human back. Their combined action is rotation and extension of the vertebral column. They include:
- semispinalis, spanning 4-6 vertebral segments
- semispinalis dorsi
- semispinalis cervicis
- semispinalis capitis
- multifidus, spanning 2-4 vertebral segments
- rotatores, spanning 1-2 vertebral segments
- rotatores cervicis
- rotatores thoracis
- rotatores lumborum
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/).
