Body Region: Lower Back

  • May 2, 2026
    The psoas fascia encloses the psoas major and minor muscles, forming the posterior wall of the retroperitoneal compartment. It attaches…
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    The iliac fascia covers the iliacus muscle on the inner surface of the iliac fossa, continuous superiorly with the psoas…
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    The intertransverse ligaments of the lumbar spine have tendinous components connecting adjacent transverse processes, supplementing the intertransversarii muscles. The lateral…
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    The rotatores thoracis attach by short tendons from the transverse process of one thoracic vertebra to the base of the…
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    The semispinalis thoracis inserts via tendinous slips into the spinous processes of C6-T4 from origins on the transverse processes of…
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    The deepest fibres of the lumbar multifidus attach via short, stout tendinous bands directly to the laminae of the vertebrae,…
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    The intertransversarii muscles connect adjacent transverse processes via short tendinous bands, stabilising the lateral lumbar column during lateral flexion. They…
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    The longissimus thoracis attaches caudally to the posterior surface of the sacrum and posterior iliac crest via a broad, medially…
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    The spinalis is the medial column of the erector spinae, attaching to the spinous processes of the upper lumbar and…
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    The quadratus lumborum attaches inferiorly to the iliolumbar ligament and iliac crest via a broad tendinous layer, and superiorly to…

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