Intrinsic Back Muscles - Intermediate

Muscle Picture Origin Insertion Innervation Blood Supply Function Comments

iliocostalis iliac crest and angles of the dorsal primary supplied extends and the most
sacrum ribs rami of spinal segmentally laterally lateral part of
nerves C4-S5 by: deep bends the the erector
cervical trunk and spinae; it may
artery, neck be subdivided
posterior into
intercostal lumborum,
arteries, thoracis and
subcostal cervicis
arteries, portions
lumbar
arteries

longissimus transverse transverse dorsal primary supplied extends and the

process at process at rami of spinal segmentally laterally intermediate
inferior superior nerves C1-S1 by: deep bends the part of the
vertebral vertebral cervical trunk, neck erector
levels levels and artery, and head spinae;it may
mastoid posterior be subdivided
process intercostal into thoracis,
arteries, cervicis and
subcostal capitis
arteries, portions
lumbar
arteries
spinalis spinous spinous dorsal primary supplied extends and most medial
processes at processes at rami of spinal segmentally laterally part of the
inferior superior nerves C2-L3 by: deep bends trunk erector
vertebral vertebral cervical and neck spinae; may
levels levels and artery, be subdivided
base of the posterior into thoracis,
skull intercostal cervicis and
arteries, capitis
subcostal portions
arteries,
lumbar
arteries