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Similar to the erector spinae muscles, the semispinalis muscles in this group are named for the areas of the body with which they are associated.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The erector spinae group forms the majority of the muscle mass of the back and it is the primary extensor of the vertebral column.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

N. squamis laevibus apice uni-indentatis, spinae dorsalis triangularibus; cauda quadrantali, tenui, squamis aequalibus.

From Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2 by King, Phillip Parker