Longissimus thoracis muscle

Muscles · Latin: Musculus longissimus thoracis

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LONGISSIMUS

The longissimus (Latin for 'the longest one') is the muscle lateral to the semispinalis muscles.

It is the longest subdivision of the erector spinae muscles that extends forward into the transverse processes of the posterior cervical vertebrae.

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