Semispinalis thoracis
System
Muscular
SNOMED CT
244868001
Semispinalis thoracis
Definition
The Semispinalis dorsi (or semispinalis thoracis) consists of thin, narrow, fleshy fasciculi, interposed between tendons of considerable length. It arises by a series of small tendons from the transverse processes of the sixth to the tenth thoracic vertebræ, and is inserted, by tendons, into the spinous processes of the upper four thoracic and lower two cervical vertebrae. [WP,unvetted].
Also known as semispinalis dorsi, semispinalis dorsi muscle — per UBERON
The Semispinalis thoracis is a part of the Muscular.