Name

# Iliocostalis Cervicis

Pronunciation

(il-e-o-kos-TA-lu s SER-vi-kis)

Origin/Proximal Attachment

Angles of ribs 2-6

Insertion/Distal Attachment

Transverse processes of C4-6

Action/Relevance

Extends, laterally flexes & assists in rotation of lower cervical & upper thoracic vertebrae

Innervation

Lower cervical & upper thoracic nerves

Notes

Arises from the angles of the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth ribs, and is inserted into the posterior tubercles of the transverse processes of the fourth, fifth, and sixth cervical vertebrę.