Group · Muscular system
Longissimus muscles
Musculi longissimi
- System
- Muscular system
- Regions
- Neck, Trunk, Back
- Part of
- Erector spinae
DescriptionUnreviewed
The longissimus (Latin for 'the longest one') is the muscle lateral to the semispinalis muscles.
It is the longest subdivision of the erector spinae muscles that extends forward into the transverse processes of the posterior cervical vertebrae.
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Muscle attachments
Insertion
Parts
Names
- Latin
- Musculi longissimi
- English
- Longissimus muscles
- French
- Muscle longissimus
- Spanish
- Músculos longísimo
- Portuguese
- Músculos longuíssimos