Muscles of the back

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Muscles which are attached to the vertebrae.

Superficial muscles

• Trapezius muscle
• Lattisimus dorsi muscle
• Rhomboideus major muscle
• Rhomboideus minor muscle

Middle layer of muscles

• Splenius capitis muscle
• Splenius cervicis muscle
• Serratus posterior inferior muscle
• Serratus posterior superior muscle
• Erector spinae muscle
  • Iliocostalis muscle
    • Iliocostalis cervicis muscle
    • Iliocostalis thoracis muscle
    • Iliocostalis lumborum muscle
  • Longissimus muscle
    • Longissimus capitis muscle
    • Longissimus cervicis muscle
    • Longissimus thoracis muscle
  • Spinalis muscle
    • Spinalis capitis muscle
    • Spinalis cervicis muscle
    • Spinalis thoracis muscle

Deep layer of muscles

• Rectus capitis posterior minor muscle
• Rectus capitis posterior major muscle
• Superior obliquus capitis muscle
• Inferior obliquus capitis muscle
• Semispinalis capitis muscle
• Semispinalis cervicis muscle
• Semispinalis thoracis muscle
• Rotatores cervicis muscles
• Rotatores thoracis muscles
• Levastores costarum muscles
• Interspinalis cervicis muscle
• Interspinalis lumborum muscle
• Quadratus lumborum muscle
• Intertransversi muscles
• Multifidus muscle

Human Skeletal Muscles