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Intertransverse muscles of the lower back, chest and neck
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Last reviewed: 07.07.2025
The intertransverse muscles of the lumbar region, chest and neck (mm. intertransversarii lumborum, thoracis et cervicis) are formed by short bundles connecting the transverse processes of adjacent vertebrae, and are best expressed at the level of the lumbar and cervical spine. The intertransverse muscles of the lumbar region are divided into lateral and medial. In the neck region, anterior (connecting the anterior tubercles of the transverse processes) and posterior intertransverse muscles of the neck are distinguished, which have medial and lateral parts.
Function: tilt the corresponding sections of the spinal column towards themselves.
Innervation: posterior branches of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spinal nerves.
Blood supply: lumbar, posterior intercostal arteries, deep cervical artery.
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