Iliocostalis lumborum muscle

Musculus iliocostalis lumborum

  • Latin synonym: Divisio lateralis erectoris spinae lumborum; Pars lumbalis musculi iliocostalis lumborum
  • Synonym: Lumbar part of iliocostalis lumborum muscle
  • Related terms: Iliocostalis lumborum

Definition

Description:
The Iliocostalis lumborum (Iliocostalis muscle; Sacrolumbalis muscle) is inserted, by six or seven flattened tendons, into the inferior borders of the angles of the lower six or seven ribs.

This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).

Comparative anatomy in animals

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