The errector of the trunk

M. erector trunci

A set of muscles of the fourth, deep layer of the back, formed by the own muscles of back origin - autochthonous back muscles. These muscles are attached all the way to the spine from the Sacrum to the Skull. The bilateral activity of these muscles straightens (erects) the trunk.


References

  • CIHÁK, Radomír – GRIM, Miloš. Anatomy 1. 2nd, edit. edition. Grada Publishing, 2001. 516 pp. vol. 1. ISBN 80-7169-970-5.