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Mm. levatores costarum
Origin: transverse processes of the 7th cervical vertebra to the 11th thoracic vertebra
Attachment: levatores costarum breves attach to the next lower rib, the levatores costarum longi muscles attach to the next but one lower rib
Antagonists:
Movement: Extension and lateral flexion as well as slight rotation of the spine