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Ventral intertransverse muscles of tail [of coccyx]
Musculi intertransversarii ventrales caudae [coccygis]
Definition
Origin: Third caudal vertebra.
Insertion: Ventral surface of each caudal vertebra.
Action: Lateral flexion of the tail.
Nerve: Branches of the plexus caudalis ventralis.
References
Text by Antoine Micheau, MD - Copyright IMAIOS
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