muscle: longissimus

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Muskeln Übersichtskarte kurze Intervertebrale Obliquus capitis superior Rectus capitis posterior minor Rectus capitis posterior major Obliquus capitis inferior Spinalis cervicis Longissimus cervicis Semispinalis dorsi Levatores costarum Multifidi Quadratus lumborum Longissimus capitis Semispinalis capitis Longissimus cervicis Iliocostalis cervicis Iliocostalis dorsi Longissimus thoracis Spinalis thoracis Iliocostalis lumborum

M. longissimus

Part of the sacrospinal system, extends from the sacrum to the head. It is located between the iliocostalis and semispinalis muscles in 4 parts corresponding to the section of the spine: Longissimus capitis, Longissimus cervicis, Longissimus thoracis, Longissimus lumborum.
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Movement: Innervated on both sides: Extension of the spine or reclination of the head; Unilaterally innervated: ipsilateral lateral flexion of the spine or elimination of a contralateral lateral flexion.