Latissimus Dorsi
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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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- GRIM, Miloš – SECOND, Rastislav. Fundamentals of Anatomy 1. 1. edition. Galen, 0000. 105 pp. ISBN 80-7262-112-2.
