Medical Definition of Musculus transversospinalis
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The group of muscles that originate from transverse processes of vertebrae and pass to spinous processes of higher vertebrae; they act as rotators and include the semispinalis (capitis, cervicis, thoracis), multifidus, and rotatores (cervicis, thoracis, lumborum) muscles. All are innervated by dorsal primary rami of spinal nerves.
Synonym: musculus transversospinalis, transversospinal muscle.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Musculus Transversospinalis
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