Table 2.5 Transversospinales group of back muscles
Table 2.6 Segmental back muscles
Table 2.7 Suboccipital group of back muscles
In the clinic
Spina bifida is a disorder in which the two sides of vertebral arches, usually in lower vertebrae, fail to fuse during development, resulting in an “open” vertebral canal (Fig. 2.24). There are two types of spina bifida.