Name
Pronunciation
(in-ter-TRANS-v er-SA-ri)
Origin/Proximal Attachment
Transverse processes of each vertebra. Most prominent in the lumbar spine
Insertion/Distal Attachment
Onto transverse processes of vertebrae immediately above
Action/Relevance
Help to extend vertebral columnLateral flexion intersegmentally
Innervation
Dorsal rami of spinal nerves