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Levatores costarum
Other Terms:
Levatores costarum,
Levatores costarum set,
Musculi levatores costarum,
Muscle élévateurs des côtes
Description
The levatores costarum muscles are a series of epaxial muscles in the thoracic region that receive their nerve supply from the dorsal rami of the spinal nerves. Developmentally, they are modified lateral parts of the intertransversarii muscles that have migrated laterally onto the ribs.
Latin
Musculi levatores costarum
French
Muscle élévateurs des côtes