Erector spinae muscles - Origin
Musculi erector spinae - Origo
Definition
The erector spinae muscles originate from the sacrum and ilium for the longissimus muscle, from the spinous and mammillary processes of the lumbar and thoracic vertebrae for the spinalis muscle, and from the cranial borders of the ribs for the iliocostalis muscle.
References
International Committee on Veterinary Gross Anatomical Nomenclature. 2017. Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria. Sixth Edition. Ghent (Belgium).
Barone R. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 2, Arthrologie et myologie, 4th edition, Vigot, Paris, 2017.
