Muscular system
Semispinalis thoracis muscle
Musculus semispinalis thoracis
- System
- Muscular system
- Regions
- Trunk, Back
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Semispinalis muscles
DescriptionUnreviewed
The semispinalis thoracis (or semispinalis dorsi) muscle consists of thin, narrow, fleshy fasciculi, interposed between tendons of considerable length.
It arises by a series of small tendons from the transverse processes of the sixth to the tenth thoracic vertebrae, and is inserted, by tendons, into the spinous processes of the upper four thoracic and lower two cervical vertebrae.
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Names
- Latin
- Musculus semispinalis thoracis
- English
- Semispinalis thoracis muscle
- French
- Muscle semi-épineux du thorax
- Spanish
- Músculo semiespinoso del tórax
- Portuguese
- Músculo semi-espinal do tórax