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erector spinae muscle group

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A bundle of muscles and tendons that is paired and runs more or less vertically. It extends throughout the lumbar, thoracic and cervical regions, and lies in the groove to the side of the vertebral column. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erector_spinae_muscles ]

Synonyms: erector spinae, extensor spinae, extensor spinae muscles, sacrospinalis

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uberon_slim

UBPROP 0000012

isa muscle organ in MA.

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Gray1124.png

has related synonym

extensor spinae muscle, m. erector spinae, erector spinalis

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UBERON:0002462

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Erector spinae muscle group