Group · Muscular system
Hypaxial muscles of back
Musculi hypaxiales dorsi
- System
- Muscular system
- Regions
- Trunk, Back, Neck
- Part of
- Dorsal part of muscular system
DescriptionUnreviewed
Some definitions oppose hypaxial and epaxial muscles as being ventral/dorsal to the vertebral septum.
The term 'Hypaxial muscles of back' appeared in the second edition of the Terminologia Anatomica (TA2-2019) and does not correspond to this definition.
As no definition has been found, here is the list of hypaxial muscles:
- Trapezius muscle
- Transversus nuchae muscle
- Latissimus dorsi muscle
- Rhomboid major muscle
- Rhomboid minor muscle
- Levator scapulae
- Serratus posterior inferior muscle
- Serratus posterior superior muscle
- Anterior intertransversarii colli muscles
- Lateral posterior intertransversarii colli muscles
- Lateral intertransversarii lumborum muscles
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Parts
Names
- Latin
- Musculi hypaxiales dorsi
- English
- Hypaxial muscles of back
- French
- Muscles hipaxiaux du dos
- Spanish
- Músculos hipaxiales del dorso
- Portuguese
- Músculos hipaxiais das costas