Human Reference Atlas

Last uploaded: June 14, 2024
Preferred Name

longissimus thoracis muscle
Synonyms

musculus longissimus thoracis

longissimus dorsi

longissimus dorsi muscle

longissimus thoracis

musculus longissimus dorsi

Definitions

The longissimus thoracis is the intermediate and largest of the continuations of the sacrospinalis.[WP]. intermediate erector spinae muscle of back; origin, with iliocostalis and from transverse processes of lower thoracic vertebrae; insertion, by lateral slips into most or all of the ribs between angles and tubercles and into tips of transverse processes of upper lumbar vertebrae, and by medial slips into accessory processes of upper lumbar and transverse processes of thoracic vertebrae; action, extends vertebral column; nerve supply, dorsal primary rami of thoracic and lumbar spinal nerves[Stedmans].

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001401

altLabel

musculus longissimus thoracis

longissimus dorsi

longissimus dorsi muscle

longissimus thoracis

musculus longissimus dorsi

ccf_is_provisional

false

ccf_part_of

http://purl.org/sig/ont/fma/fma71302

ccf_pref_label

longissimus thoracis muscle

definition

The longissimus thoracis is the intermediate and largest of the continuations of the sacrospinalis.[WP]. intermediate erector spinae muscle of back; origin, with iliocostalis and from transverse processes of lower thoracic vertebrae; insertion, by lateral slips into most or all of the ribs between angles and tubercles and into tips of transverse processes of upper lumbar vertebrae, and by medial slips into accessory processes of upper lumbar and transverse processes of thoracic vertebrae; action, extends vertebral column; nerve supply, dorsal primary rami of thoracic and lumbar spinal nerves[Stedmans].

depiction

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Longissimus.png

editor note

TODO - add logical definition to determine if AAO class belongs here. Classified as erector spinae in AAO

external_definition

Epaxial muscle which originates on the antero-lateral urostyle and inserts variably along the neural spines and transverse processes of the presacral vertebrae to the exoccipital bone.[AAO]

has exact synonym

musculus longissimus thoracis

longissimus dorsi

longissimus dorsi muscle

longissimus thoracis

musculus longissimus dorsi

has_obo_namespace

uberon

id

UBERON:0001401

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim

label

longissimus thoracis muscle

notation

UBERON:0001401

prefLabel

longissimus thoracis muscle

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606

xRef

MA:0002339

AAO:0010775

BTO:0001651

EMAPA:37653

FMA:22709

Wikipedia:Longissimus#Longissimus_thoracis

NCIT:C53169

SCTID:244859003

UMLS:C0224307

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000392

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