| Transversospinales muscles | |
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| Section of the neck at about the level of the sixth cervical vertebra. Showing the arrangement of the fascia coli. | |
| Deep muscles of the back. | |
| Latin | musculi transversospinales |
| Gray's | subject #115 400 |
| Origin | transverse process |
| Insertion | spinous process |
| Artery | |
| Nerve | Dorsal rami of spinal nerves |
| Actions | Extend vertebral column (bilateral contraction); rotate vertebral column (unilateral contraction)
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The transversospinal muscles are a group of muscles of the human back. Their combined action is rotation and extension of the vertebral column. They include:
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