Semispinalis muscles
| Semispinalis muscles | |
|---|---|
| Deep muscles of the back. Semispinalis muscles labelled and shown in red. Capitis uppermost, cervicis top centre left, thoracis centre right | |
| Details | |
| Nerve | Greater occipital nerve | 
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | musculi semispinalis | 
| TA98 | A04.3.02.206 | 
| TA2 | 2280 | 
| FMA | 22823 | 
| Anatomical terms of muscle | |
The semispinalis muscles are a group of three muscles belonging to the transversospinales. These are the semispinalis capitis, the semispinalis cervicis and the semispinalis thoracis.