Magazine035 Question 6

Distractors

Its fibers run horizontally, making it stronger in extension and lateral flexion than rotation

The deeper transversospinalis group provides broader stabilization and movement than the spinalis

The spinalis, the iliocostalis, and the trapezius comprise the erector spinae muscles.

Key

It is the most medial of the three erector spinae muscles

Question

According to Functional Anatomy columnist Christy Cael, which of these statements is accurate regarding the spinalis?