Latissimus Dorsi

Musculus latissimus dorsi belongs to the back muscles.


 * Beginning: processus spinosi (Th6–Th12 and L1–L5), dorsum sacral bones, crista iliaca ossis coxae, caudal ribs;
 * Attachment: crista tuberculi minoris humeri;
 * Innervation: n. thoracodorsalis from plexus brachialis;
 * Function: adduction of the arm, engaging the humerus (extension).

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