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Preferred Name

Semispinalis Cervicis

Synonyms

Semispinalis Cervicis

Definitions

One of the transversospinales group of muscles that arises from the spinous processes of the second to fifth cervical vertebrae and inserts into the posterior surfaces of the upper five or six thoracic transverse processes; it functions to extend the vertebrae from which it arises.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C52991

code

C52991

DEFINITION

One of the transversospinales group of muscles that arises from the spinous processes of the second to fifth cervical vertebrae and inserts into the posterior surfaces of the upper five or six thoracic transverse processes; it functions to extend the vertebrae from which it arises.

FULL_SYN

Semispinalis Cervicis

label

Semispinalis Cervicis

Legacy Concept Name

Semispinalis_Cervicis

Preferred_Name

Semispinalis Cervicis

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C52991

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0224317

subClassOf

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

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