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{{:Table of muscles of the human body/Intro|torso}}

==[[Human back|Back]]==

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 | ''[[erector spinae]]'' || on the spines of the last four [[thoracic vertebraes]] || both the spines of the most cranial [[thoracic vertebrae]] and the [[cervical vertebraes]] || [[lateral sacral artery]] || [[posterior branch of spinal nerve]] ||extends the [[vertebral column]] || [[rectus abdominis muscle]] 
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|{{spaces|5}}[[iliocostalis]] || || || [[lateral sacral artery]] || || || || 
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 | {{spaces|5}}[[longissimus]] ||[[transverse process]] || [[transverse process]] || [[lateral sacral artery]] || [[posterior branch of spinal nerve]] || || [[rectus abdominis muscle]] 
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 | {{spaces|5}}[[spinalis]] || [[spinous process]] || [[spinous process]] || [[lateral sacral artery]] || [[posterior branch of spinal nerve]] || || [[rectus abdominis muscle]] 
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 | [[Latissimus dorsi muscle|latissimus dorsi]] || spinous processes of [[thoracic]] [[thoracic vertebrae|T6]]-[[thoracic vertebrae|T12]], [[thoracolumbar fascia]], [[iliac crest]] and inferior 3 or 4 ribs || floor of [[intertubercular groove]] of the [[humerus]] || [[subscapular artery]], [[dorsal scapular artery]] || [[thoracodorsal nerve]] || pulls the [[forelimb]] [[dorsum (biology)|dorsally]] and [[Anatomical terms of location|caudally]] || [[Deltoid muscle|deltoid]], [[Trapezius muscle|trapezius]] 
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 | ''[[Transversospinales muscles|transversospinales]]'' || [[transverse process]] || [[spinous process]] || || [[Posterior branch of spinal nerve|posterior branches]] || || 
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 | {{spaces|5}}[[semispinalis dorsi]] || transverse processes of the sixth to the tenth [[thoracic vertebræ]] || spinous processes of the upper four thoracic and lower two [[cervical vertebrae]] || || || || 
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 | {{spaces|5}}[[semispinalis cervicis]] || transverse processes of the upper five or six [[thoracic vertebræ]] || cervical spinous processes, from the axis to the fifth || || || || 
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 | {{spaces|5}}[[semispinalis capitis]] || transversal process of lower cervical and higher thoracal columna || area between superior and inferior nuchal line || || [[greater occipital nerve]] || Extends the head || 
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 | {{spaces|5}}[[multifidus muscle|multifidus]] || [[sacrum]], [[erector spinae]] [[aponeurosis]], [[Posterior superior iliac spine|PSIS]], and [[iliac crest]] || [[spinous process]] || || [[posterior branch of spinal nerve]] || Stabilizes vertebrae in local movements of vertebral column || 
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 | {{spaces|5}}[[Rotatores muscle|rotatores]] || [[transverse process]] || [[spinous process]] || || [[posterior branch of spinal nerve|posterior branch]] || || 
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 | [[Interspinales muscle|interspinales]] || [[spinous process]] || [[spinous process]] || || [[posterior rami]] of [[spinal nerves]] || [[Extension (kinesiology)|Extension]], [[flexion]] and [[rotation]] of vertebral column. || 
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 | [[Intertransversarii muscle|intertransversarii]] || [[transverse process]] || transverse process above || || [[Ventral ramus of spinal nerve|anterior rami]] of [[spinal nerves]] || Lateral [[flexion]] of [[torso|trunk]] || 
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| colspan="7" | ''[[Splenius muscles]]''
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 | {{spaces|5}}[[Splenius capitis muscle|capitis]] || ligamentum nuchae, spinous process of [[cervical vertebrae|C7]]-[[thoracic vertebrae|T6]] || Mastoid process of temporal and occipital bone || || [[cervical spinal nerve 3|C3]], [[cervical spinal nerve 4|C4]] || Extend, rotate, and laterally flex the head || 
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 | {{spaces|5}}[[Splenius cervicis muscle|cervicis]] || [[spinous processes]] of [[thoracic vertebrae|T3]]-[[thoracic vertebrae|T6]] || [[transverse processes]] of [[Atlas (anatomy)|C1]], [[Axis (anatomy)|C2]], [[cervical vertebra 3|C3]] || || [[cervical spinal nerve 5|C5]], [[cervical spinal nerve 6|C6]] || || 
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==[[Suboccipital nerve|Suboccipital]]==
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| colspan="7" | ''Rectus capitis muscles''
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 | {{spaces|5}}[[Rectus capitis posterior major muscle|major]] || [[spinous process]] of the [[Axis (anatomy)|axis]] ([[cervical vertebrae|C2]]) || [[inferior nucheal line]] of the [[occipital bone]] || || [[Dorsal ramus of spinal nerve|Dorsal ramus]] of [[cervical spinal nerve 1|C1]] ([[suboccipital nerve]]) || || 
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 | {{spaces|5}}[[Rectus capitis posterior minor muscle|minor]] || the tubercle on the posterior arch of the [[Atlas (anatomy)|atlas]] || the medial part of the [[inferior nuchal line]] of the [[occipital bone]] and the surface between it and the [[foramen magnum]] || || a branch of the dorsal primary division of the [[suboccipital nerve]] || [[extension (kinesiology)|extends]] the head at the neck, but is now considered to be more of a sensory organ than a muscle || 
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| colspan="7" | ''Obliquus capitis muscles''
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 | {{spaces|5}}[[Obliquus capitis inferior muscle|inferior]] || spinous process of the [[Axis (anatomy)|axis]] || [[lateral mass of atlas]] || || [[suboccipital nerve]] || || 
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 | {{spaces|5}}[[Obliquus capitis superior muscle|superior]] || [[lateral mass of atlas]] || lateral half of the [[inferior nuchal line]] || || [[suboccipital nerve]] || || 
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==[[Chest]]==
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 | ''[[Intercostal muscle|intercostales]]'' || ribs 1-11 || ribs 2-12 || [[intercostal arteries]] || [[intercostal nerves]] || || 
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 | {{spaces|5}}[[External intercostal muscles|external]] || || || [[intercostal arteries]] || [[intercostal nerves]] || [[Inhalation]] || [[Internal intercostal muscles|internal]] 
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 | {{spaces|5}}[[Internal intercostal muscles|internal]] || [[rib]] - inferior border || [[rib]] - superior border || [[intercostal arteries]] || [[intercostal nerves]] || hold ribs steady || [[External intercostal muscles|external]] 
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 | {{spaces|5}}[[Innermost intercostal muscle|innermost]] || || || [[intercostal arteries]] || [[intercostal nerves]] || || 
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 | [[Subcostales muscle|subcostales]] || inner surface of one [[rib]] || inner surface of the second or third rib above, near its angle || || [[intercostal nerves]] || || 
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 | [[Transversus thoracis muscle|transversus thoracis]] || [[costal cartilages]] of last 3-4 ribs, body of sternum, xiphoid process || [[ribs]]/[[costal cartilages]] 2-6 || [[intercostal arteries]] || [[intercostal nerves]] || depresses ribs || 
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 | [[Levatores costarum muscle|levatores costarum]] || [[transverse processes]] of [[cervical vertebrae|C7]] to [[thoracic vertebrae|T12]] vertebrae || superior surfaces of the ribs immediately inferior to the preceding vertebrae || || [[Dorsal ramus of spinal nerve|dorsal rami]] - [[cervical spinal nerve 8|C8]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 1|T1]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 2|T2]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 3|T3]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 4|T4]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 5|T5]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 6|T6]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 7|T7]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 8|T8]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 9|T9]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 10|T10]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 11|T11]] || Assists in [[Elevation (kinesiology)|elevation]] of the thoracic rib cage || 
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| colspan="7" | ''Serratus posterior muscles''
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 | {{spaces|5}}[[Serratus posterior inferior muscle|inferior]] || vertebrae [[thoracic vertebrae|T11]] - [[lumbar vertebrae|L3]] || the inferior borders of the 9th through 12th [[rib]]s || [[intercostal arteries]] || [[intercostal nerves]] || depress the lower ribs, aiding in [[exhalation|expiration]] || 
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 | {{spaces|5}}[[Serratus posterior superior muscle|superior]] || [[nuchal ligament]] (or ligamentum nuchae) and the [[spinous process]]es of the [[vertebra]]e C7 through T3 || the upper borders of the 2nd through 5th [[rib]]s || [[intercostal arteries]] || 2nd through 5th [[intercostal nerve]]s || elevate the ribs which aids in [[inhalation|inspiration]] || 
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 | [[Thoracic diaphragm|diaphragm]] || || || [[pericardiacophrenic artery]], [[musculophrenic artery]], [[inferior phrenic arteries]] || [[Phrenic nerve|phrenic]] and lower [[intercostal nerves]] || [[Respiration (physiology)|respiration]] || 
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==[[Human abdomen|Abdomen]]==
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 | [[Transversus abdominis muscle|transversus abdominis]] || [[ribs]] and the [[iliac crest]] || inserts into the [[pubis (bone)|pubic tubercle]] via the conjoint tendon, also known as the [[falx inguinalis]] || || [[intercostal nerve]]s [[thoracic spinal nerve 7|T7]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 8|T8]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 9|T9]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 10|T10]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 11|T11]], [[subcostal nerve]] ([[thoracic spinal nerve 12|T12]]), [[iliohypogastric nerve]], [[ilioinguinal nerve]], [[genitofemoral nerve]] || compress the ribs and viscera, providing thoracic and pelvic stability || 
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 | [[Rectus abdominis muscle|rectus abdominis]] || [[pubis (bone)|pubis]] || [[costal cartilages]] of [[ribs]] 5-7, [[xiphoid process]] of [[sternum]] || [[inferior epigastric artery]] || segmentally by [[thoraco-abdominal nerves]] ([[thoracic spinal nerve 7|T7]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 8|T8]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 9|T9]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 10|T10]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 11|T11]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 12|T12]]) || [[flexion]] of [[torso|trunk]]/[[lumbar vertebrae]] || [[erector spinae]] 
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 | [[Pyramidalis muscle|pyramidalis]]|| [[pubic symphysis]] and [[pubic crest]] || [[linea alba (abdomen)|linea alba]] || || [[subcostal nerve]] ([[thoracic spinal nerve 12|T12]]) || tensing the [[linea alba (abdomen)|linea alba]] || 
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 | [[Cremaster muscle|cremaster]] || [[inguinal ligament]] || || [[cremasteric artery]] || [[genital branch of genitofemoral nerve]] || raise and lower the [[scrotum]] || 
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 | [[Quadratus lumborum muscle|quadratus lumborum]] || [[iliac crest]] and [[iliolumbar ligament]] || [[last rib]] and [[transverse processes]] of [[lumbar vertebrae]] || [[lumbar arteries]], [[iliolumbar artery]] || anterior branches of [[thoracic spinal nerve 12|T12]], [[lumbar spinal nerve 1|L1]], [[lumbar spinal nerve 2|L2]], [[lumbar spinal nerve 3|L3]], [[lumbar spinal nerve 4|L4]] || Alone, lateral [[flexion]] of [[vertebral column]]; Together, [[Depression (kinesiology)|depression]] of thoracic rib cage || 
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| colspan="7" | ''Oblique muscles''
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 | {{spaces|5}}[[Abdominal external oblique muscle|external]] || Lower 8 [[Rib|costae]] || [[Iliac crest|Crista iliaca]], [[ligamentum inguinale]] || || [[intercostal nerve]]s [[thoracic spinal nerve 5|T5]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 6|T6]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 7|T7]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 8|T8]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 9|T9]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 10|T10]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 11|T11]], [[subcostal nerve]] ([[thoracic spinal nerve 12|T12]])  || Rotates [[torso]] || 
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 | {{spaces|5}}[[Abdominal internal oblique muscle|internal]] || [[inguinal ligament]], [[iliac crest]] and the [[lumbodorsal fascia]] || [[Linea alba (abdomen)|linea alba]], [[xyphoid process]] and the inferior ribs. ||  || [[intercostal nerve]]s [[thoracic spinal nerve 8|T8]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 9|T9]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 10|T10]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 11|T11]], [[subcostal nerve]] ([[thoracic spinal nerve 12|T12]]), [[iliohypogastric nerve]], [[ilioinguinal nerve]] || Compresses abdomen and rotates vertebral column.
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==[[Pelvis]]==
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 | [[Coccygeus muscle|coccygeus]] || [[sacrospinous ligament]] || || || [[sacral nerves]]: [[sacral spinal nerve 4|S4]], [[sacral spinal nerve 5|S5]] or [[sacral spinal nerve 3|S3]]-S4|| closing in the back part of the outlet of the [[pelvis]] || 
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| colspan="7" | [[Levator ani]]
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 | {{spaces|5}}[[iliococcygeus muscle|iliococcygeus]] || [[ischial spine]] and from the posterior part of the [[tendinous arch]] of the [[pelvic fascia]] || [[coccyx]] and [[anococcygeal raphe]] || ||rowspan=2| 
*[[levator ani nerve]] ([[sacral spinal nerve 4|S4]])
*[[inferior rectal nerve]] from [[pudendal nerve]] ([[sacral spinal nerve 3|S3]], [[sacral spinal nerve 4|S4]])
*[[coccygeal plexus]] 
| supports the viscera in [[pelvic cavity]] || 
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 | {{spaces|5}}[[Pubococcygeus muscle|pubococcygeus]] || back of the pubis and from the anterior part of the [[obturator fascia]] || [[coccyx]] and [[sacrum]] || || || controls urine flow and contracts during orgasm || 
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 | {{spaces|5}}[[Puborectalis muscle|puborectalis]] || lower part of the [[symphysis pubis]] || ||  || [[sacral spinal nerve 3|S3]], [[sacral spinal nerve 4|S4]]. [[levator ani nerve]] || inhibit [[defecation]] || 
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==[[Perineum]]==
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| colspan="7" | ''Scphincter ani''
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 | {{spaces|5}}[[Sphincter ani externus muscle|externus]] || || || || [[sacral spinal nerve 4|S4]] and twigs from [[inferior anal nerves]] of [[pudendal nerve]] || keep the [[anal canal]] and [[anus]] closed, aids in the expulsion of the [[feces]] || 
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 | {{spaces|5}}[[Sphincter ani internus muscle|internus]] || || || || [[pudendal nerve]] || keep the [[anal canal]] and [[anus]] closed, aids in the expulsion of the [[feces]] || 
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| colspan="7" | ''[[Superficial perineal pouch]]''
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 | {{spaces|5}}[[Transversus perinei superficialis muscle|transversus perinei superficialis]] || anterior part of ischial tuberosity || central point of perineum || || [[pudendal nerve]] || || 
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 | {{spaces|5}}[[Bulbospongiosus muscle|bulbospongiosus]] || [[Perineal raphe|median raphé]] || || [[perineal artery]] || [[pudendal nerve]] || in males, empties the [[urethra]]; in females, clenches the [[vagina]] || 
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 | {{spaces|5}}[[Ischiocavernosus muscle|ischiocavernosus]] || || || [[perineal artery]] || [[pudendal nerve]] || assists the [[bulbospongiosus muscle]] || 
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| colspan="7" | ''[[Deep perineal pouch]]''
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 | {{spaces|5}}[[transversus perinei profundus muscle|transversus perinei profundus]] || inferior rami of the [[ischium]] || its fellow of the opposite side || [[pudendal nerve]] || || || 
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 | {{spaces|5}}[[Sphincter urethrae|sphincter urethrae membranaceae]] || junction of the [[Inferior pubic ramus|inferior rami]] of the [[pubis (bone)|pubis]] and [[ischium]] to the extent of 1.25–2&nbsp;cm., and from the neighboring fasciæ || its fellow of the opposite side || || perineal branch of the [[pudendal nerve]] ([[sacral spinal nerve 2|S2]], [[sacral spinal nerve 3|S3]], [[sacral spinal nerve 4|S4]]) || Constricts urethra, maintain urinary continence || 
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