Muscular system
Iliocostalis thoracis muscle
Musculus iliocostalis thoracis
- System
- Muscular system
- Regions
- Trunk, Back
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Iliocostalis muscles
DescriptionUnreviewed
Iliocostalis muscle is the muscle immediately lateral to the longissimus that is the nearest to the furrow that separates the epaxial muscles from the hypaxial.
It lies very deep to the fleshy portion of the serratus posterior muscle.
It laterally flexes the vertebral column to the same side.
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Names
- Latin
- Musculus iliocostalis thoracis
- English
- Iliocostalis thoracis muscle
- French
- Muscle iliocostal du thorax
- Spanish
- Músculo iliocostal del tórax
- Portuguese
- Músculo iliocostal do tórax