Summary
Location: | In the back, running alongside the spine. |
Information
Group: | Spine |
Subgroup: | Erector Spinae, Sacrospinalis |
Side(s) of body: | Back |
Function/Action: | Spine Extensor, Spine Lateral Flexor, Spine Ipsilateral Rotator |
Details
Joint: | Thoracic, Lumbar |
Bone: | Thoracic Vertebrae, Lumbar Vertebrae |
Origin: | Superior borders of the ribs and angles of lower six ribs. |
Insertion: | Angle of the ribs, cervical transverse processes, and mastoid process of the temporal bone. |