Shoulder and back muscles

Back and neck muscles, deep

Posterior view of the deep muscles of the torso.

Posterior view of the muscles of the torso.

Posterior view of the muscles of the body (neck and back).

Lateral view of the skull and neck muscles bent to the back.

Anterior view of the thorax showing rhomboid muscles and their bony attachments.

Transverse section at the hilus of the right kidney.

Posterior view of the splenius and erector spinal muscles of the back; the sternocleidomastoid and levator scapulae muscles are reflected and the longissimus muscle is pulled laterally to show insertion into transverse process and ribs.

Transverse section of the posterior abdominal wall and kidney.

Deep muscles of the back: erector spinae and semispinalis capitis in a schematic transverse section at the thoracic level.

Sagittal MRI of the abdomen through the level of the vertebral column. Small image at right shows level of scan (line C).

Back muscles