Quadratus lumborum

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Quadratus lumborum is a skeletal muscle that originates at iliac crest and iliolumbar ligament Inserts to last rib and transverse processes of lumbar vertebrae, and is supplied by (artery, nerve) and actions include lumbar arteries, iliolumbar artery anterior branches of T12, L1, L2, L3, L4 Alone, lateral flexion of vertebral column; Together, depression of thoracic rib cage

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