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Preferred term

Paraspinal Muscles  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Deep muscles in the BACK whose function is to extend and rotate the SPINE and maintain POSTURE. It consists splenius, semispinalis, multifidus, rotatores, interspinales, intertransversarii and sacrospinalis.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Deep Muscles of the Back
  • Intrinsic Muscles of the Back

In other languages

  • French

  • Muscles des gouttières vertébrales
  • Muscles intrinsèques du dos
  • Muscles paradorsaux
  • Muscles profonds du dos
  • Muscles propres du dos

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-LPGTF9Z8-L

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