Transversospinales

Transversospinales
Section of the neck at about the level of the sixth cervical vertebra. Showing the arrangement of the fascia coli.
Deep muscles of the back.
Details
Latin	musculi transversospinales
Origin	transverse process
Insertion	spinous process
Nerve	Posterior ramus of spinal nerve
Actions	Extend vertebral column (bilateral contraction); rotate vertebral column (unilateral contraction) Antagonist =
Identifiers
Dorlands /Elsevier	m_22/12551199
TA
TH	{{#property:P1694}}
TE	{{#property:P1693}}
FMA	{{#property:P1402}}
Anatomical terms of muscle [[[d:|edit on Wikidata]]]

The transversospinales are a group of muscles of the human back. Their combined action is rotation and extension of the vertebral column. These muscles are small and have a poor mechanical advantage for contributing to motion. They include:

• the three semispinalis muscles, spanning 4-6 vertebral segments
  • semispinalis thoracis
  • semispinalis cervicis
  • semispinalis capitis
• multifidus, spanning 2-4 vertebral segments
• rotatores, spanning 1-2 vertebral segments
  • rotatores cervicis
  • rotatores thoracis
  • rotatores lumborum
• interspinales
• intertransversarii

External links

• Musculoskeletal Interventions: Techniques for Therapeutic exercise. Authors: Michael L. Voight, Barabara J. Hoogenboom, William E. Prentice.