Muscles / Back
Levatores costarum
- Back
- Back & spine
- Deep layer
Anatomy
- Origin
- Tips of the transverse processes of C7 and T1-T11
- Insertion
- Rib one (breves) or two (longi) levels below, between the tubercle and angle
- Nerve
- Posterior rami of spinal nerves (C8-T11)
Actions
- Elevate the ribs
- Minor role in lateral flexion of the spine
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References (4)
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- Dalley AF, Agur AMR. Wolters Kluwer. Moore's Clinically Oriented Anatomy. 9th ed.
- Neumann DA. Elsevier. Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System: Foundations for Rehabilitation. 3rd ed.
- Betts JG, Young KA, Wise JA, et al. OpenStax (free, openly licensed textbook). Anatomy and Physiology 2e