National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Erector Spinae
Synonyms

Extensor Spinae

MUSCLE, ERECTOR SPINAE

Erector Spinae

Sacrospinalis Muscle

PARASPINAL MUSCLES

Definitions

A group of three muscles (iliocostalis, longissimus, and spinalis) that originate at the sacrum, ilium, and lumbar vertebrae spines and insert into the ribs and vertebra in order to extend the vertebral column.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C52902

ALT_DEFINITION

A group of three paired epaxial muscle bundles (iliocostalis, longissimus, and spinalis) extending along and lateral to the spinous processes of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae; primary function is extension and rotation of the spine.

code

C52902

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77529

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74456

Contributing_Source

CDISC

DEFINITION

A group of three muscles (iliocostalis, longissimus, and spinalis) that originate at the sacrum, ilium, and lumbar vertebrae spines and insert into the ribs and vertebra in order to extend the vertebral column.

FULL_SYN

Extensor Spinae

MUSCLE, ERECTOR SPINAE

Erector Spinae

Sacrospinalis Muscle

PARASPINAL MUSCLES

label

Erector Spinae

Legacy Concept Name

Erector_Spinae

Preferred_Name

Erector Spinae

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C52902

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0224301

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13056

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