iliocostalis cervicis muscle
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musculus iliocostalis cervicis — [TA] iliocostalis cervicis muscle: origin, angles of third, fourth, fifth, and sixth ribs; insertion, transverse processes of fourth, fifth, and sixth cervical vertebrae; innervation, branches of cervical; action, extends cervical spine. Called… … Medical dictionary
iliocostalis cervicis — iliocostalis cer·vi·cis sər və səs n a muscle that extends from the ribs to the cervical transverse processes and acts to draw the neck to the same side and to elevate the ribs … Medical dictionary
Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
Iliocostalis — Muscle infobox Name = PAGENAME Latin = musculus iliocostalis GraySubject = 115 GrayPage = 399 Caption = Deep muscles of the back. (Iliocostalis lumborum visible at bottom right, iliocostalis dorsi visible at center right, and iliocost. cerv.… … Wikipedia
iliocostalis muscle — ▪ anatomy any of the deep muscles of the back that, as part of the erector spinae (sacrospinalis) muscle group, aid in extension (bending backward), lateral flexion (bending to the side), and rotation of the spinal column. The iliocostalis… … Universalium
iliocostalis — See i. (muscle). * * * il·io·cos·ta·lis käs tā ləs n the lateral division of the sacrospinalis muscle that helps to keep the trunk erect and consists of three parts: a) ILIOCOSTALIS CERVICIS b) ILIOCOSTALIS LUMBORUM c) ILIOCOSTALIS THORACIS … Medical dictionary
iliocostalis — ˌilēōˌkäˈstalə̇s, tāl , täl noun ( es) Etymology: New Latin, from ilio + Late Latin costalis rib, from Latin costa rib + alis (from alis al, adjective suffix) : the lateral division of the sacrospinalis muscle that helps to ke … Useful english dictionary
Muscle — For other uses of Muscle , see Muscle (disambiguation). A top down view of skeletal muscle Muscle (from Latin … Wikipedia
musculus iliocostalis — [TA] iliocostalis muscle: the lateral division of the erector spinae, which includes the musculus iliocostalis cervicis and musculus iliocostalis lumborum … Medical dictionary
iliocostal muscle of neck — musculus iliocostalis cervicis … Medical dictionary
