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The left quadratus lumborum, one of the posterior abdominal muscles, is depicted in red.
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Quadratus Lumborum
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Muscle Type
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Origin
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Posterior border of iliac crest
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Insertion
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Inferior border of 12th rib and L1-L5
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Action
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Alone(unilateral), lateral flexion of vertebral column; Together (bilateral), depression of thoracic rib cage
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Synergists
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Antagonists
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Spinal innervation
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T12, L1, L2, L3, L4
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Peripheral Innervation
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The twelfth thoracic and first through fourth ventral rami of lumbar nerves
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Vasculature
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Lumbar arteries, lumbar branch of iliolumbar artery
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