Quadratus lumborum muscle - Origin

Musculus quadratus lumborum - Origo

  • Synonym: Quadrate lumbar muscle - Origin

Definition

Anne-Sophie Emeric

The quadratus lumborum muscle originates from the bodies of the last three thoracic vertebrae and from the transverse processes of the lumbar vertebrae up to the seventh.

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.

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