Body Region: Lower Back

  • May 2, 2026
    The intertransversarii laterales lumborum connect adjacent transverse processes on their anterior surfaces and are innervated by the anterior rami of…
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    The interspinales lumborum are the smallest and most medial of the deep back muscles, consisting of paired muscle slips connecting…
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    The spinalis is the most medially placed and smallest column of the erector spinae, running between spinous processes rather than…
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    The intertransversarii are small paired muscles connecting adjacent transverse processes throughout the vertebral column. The cervical region has anterior and…
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    The levatores costarum are twelve pairs of small fan-shaped muscles on each side of the thoracic spine, arising from the…
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    The quadratus lumborum is the lateral lumbar stabiliser connecting the iliac crest to the 12th rib and lumbar transverse processes.…
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    The iliocostalis is the most lateral column of the erector spinae, running from the iliac crest to the rib angles…
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    The longissimus is the intermediate and longest column of the erector spinae, running from the common tendon at the pelvis…
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    The spinalis is the most medial and smallest column of the erector spinae, connecting spinous processes over short distances. It…
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    The lumbar intertransversarii connect adjacent lumbar transverse processes and, like the rotatores, are thought to serve a primarily proprioceptive rather…

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