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Paraspinal Muscles MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Paraspinal Muscles
Tree Number(s)
A02.633.567.175.750
Unique ID
D064170
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D064170
Scope Note
Deep muscles in the BACK whose function is to extend and rotate the SPINE and maintain POSTURE. It consists splenius, semispinalis, multifidus, rotatores, interspinales, intertransversarii and sacrospinalis.
Entry Term(s)
Deep Muscles of the Back
Interspinales
Intertransversales
Intertransversarii
Intrinsic Muscles of the Back
Multifidus
Rotatores
Sacrospinalis Iliocostalis
Sacrospinalis Longissimus
Sacrospinalis Spinalis
Semispinalis
Splenius
Previous Indexing
Muscle, Skeletal (1972-2013)
Public MeSH Note
2014
History Note
2014
Date Established
2014/01/01
Date of Entry
2013/07/08
Revision Date
2013/07/05
Paraspinal Muscles Preferred
Splenius Narrower
Semispinalis Narrower
Multifidus Narrower
Rotatores Narrower
Interspinales Narrower
Intertransversales Narrower
Sacrospinalis Iliocostalis Narrower
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