Medical Definition of Musculi rotatores

1. Deepest of the three layers of transversospinalis muscles, chiefly developed in the thoracic region; they arise from the transverse process of one vertebra and are inserted into the root of the spinous process of the next two or three vertebrae above; action, traditionally described as a column, it is more likely that these muscles, provided with a very high density of muscle spindles, are organs of proprioception; nerve supply, dorsal primary rami of the spinal nerves. Synonym: musculi rotatores, rotator muscles. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Musculi Rotatores

musculi interspinales
musculi intertransversarii
musculi intertransversarii anteriores cervicis
musculi intertransversarii laterales lumborum
musculi intertransversarii mediales lumborum
musculi intertransversarii posteriores cervicis
musculi intertransversarii thoracis
musculi laryngis
musculi levatores costarum
musculi levatores costarum breves
musculi levatores costarum longi
musculi linguae
musculi ossiculorum auditus
musculi pectinati
musculi perinei
musculi rotatores (current term)
musculi rotatores cervicis
musculi rotatores lumborum
musculi rotatores thoracis
musculi suboccipitales
musculi suprahyoidei
musculi thoracis
musculin
musculoaponeurotic
musculocutaneous
musculocutaneous amputation
musculocutaneous flap
musculocutaneous nerve
musculocutaneous nerve of leg
musculomembranous

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