- longissimus thoracis muscle
- longissimus muscle of thorax musculus longissimus thoracis.
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longissimus thoracis muscle
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longissimus thoracis — longissimus tho·ra·cis thə rā səs n a muscle that arises as the middle and largest division of the sacrospinalis muscle, that is attached by some of its fibers to the lumbar vertebrae, that is inserted into all the thoracic vertebrae and the… … Medical dictionary
Transversus thoracis muscle — Posterior surface of sternum and costal cartilages, showing Transversus thoracis. Latin musculus transversus thoracis … Wikipedia
musculus longissimus thoracis — [TA] longissimus muscle of thorax: origin, transverse and articular processes of lumbar vertebrae and thoracolumbar fascia; insertion, transverse processes of all thoracic vertebrae, nine or ten lower ribs; innervation, lumbar and thoracic;… … 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
longissimus cervicis — longissimus cer·vi·cis sər və səs n a slender muscle medial to the longissimus thoracis that arises by long thin tendons from the transverse processes of the upper four or five thoracic vertebrae, is inserted by similar tendons into the… … Medical dictionary
longissimus — lon·gis·si·mus län jis i məs n, pl lon·gis·si·mi .mī the intermediate division of the sacrospinalis muscle that consists of the longissimus capitis, longissimus cervicis, and longissimus thoracis also any of these three muscles * * *… … Medical dictionary
longissimus muscle of back — musculus longissimus thoracis … Medical dictionary
Muscle — For other uses of Muscle , see Muscle (disambiguation). A top down view of skeletal muscle Muscle (from Latin … Wikipedia
musculus longissimus — [TA] longissimus muscle: the largest element of the erector spinae, which includes the musculus longissimus capitis, musculus longissimus cervicis, and musculus longissimus thoracis … Medical dictionary
Innermost intercostal muscle — Latin musculus intercostalis intimus Origin Upper border of a rib Insertion Inferior border of the rib above Artery … Wikipedia
