interspinal muscles
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interspinal muscles lumbar — musculi interspinales lumborum … Medical dictionary
interspinal muscles of neck — musculi interspinales cervicis … Medical dictionary
interspinal muscles of thorax — musculi interspinales thoracis … Medical dictionary
Interspinales muscles — Infobox Muscle Name = PAGENAME Latin = musculi interspinales GraySubject = 115 GrayPage = 400 Caption = Origin = Spinous process Insertion = Spinous process Blood = Nerve = Posterior rami of spinal nerves Action = Extension of vertebral column.… … Wikipedia
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
musculi interspinales — [TA] interspinal muscles: short bands of muscle fibers between spinous processes of contiguous vertebrae, including the musculi interspinales cervicis, musculi interspinales thoracis, and musculi interspinales lumborum … Medical dictionary
musculi interspinales cervicis — [TA] interspinal muscles of neck: paired bands of muscle fibers extending between spinous processes of contiguous cervical vertebrae, innervated by spinal nerves, and acting to extend the vertebral column. Called also musculi interspinales colli… … Medical dictionary
musculi interspinales lumborum — [TA] lumbar interspinal muscles: paired bands of muscle fibers extending between spinous processes of contiguous lumbar vertebrae, innervated by spinal nerves, and acting to extend the vertebral column … Medical dictionary
musculi interspinales thoracis — [TA] interspinal muscles of thorax: paired bands of muscle fibers extending between spinous processes of contiguous thoracic vertebrae, innervated by spinal nerves, and acting to extend the vertebral column … Medical dictionary
plane — 1. A two dimensional flat surface. See planum. 2. An imaginary surface formed by extension of a point through any axis or two definite points, in reference especially to craniometry and to pelvimetry. SYN: planum. [L. planus, flat] Addison … Medical dictionary
