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Intertransversarii muscles
Other Terms:
Intertransversarii,
Intertransversarii set,
Musculi intertransversarii,
Muscle intertransversaires
Description
There are two distinct groups of intertransversarii muscles: 1) an epaxial series of intertransversarii muscles whose innervation is via the posterior (dorsal) ramus of the spinal nerve and 2) a hypaxial series of intertransversarii muscles whose innervation is via the anterior (ventral) ramus of the spinal nerve. Technically speaking, the epaxial intertransversarii are the true intertransverse muscles, while the hypaxial intertransversarii are actually subsets of the intercostal series of muscles.
Latin
Musculi intertransversarii
French
Muscle intertransversaires