The iliocostalis is the muscle immediately lateral to the longissimus that is the nearest to the furrow that separates the epaxial muscles from the hypaxial. It lies very deep to the fleshy portion of the serratus ventralis (serratus anterior). ==Iliocostalis cervicis== The iliocostalis cervicis (cervicalis ascendens) arises from the angles of the... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliocostalis
(muscle) Type: Term Definitions: 1. the lateral division of the erector spinae, having three subdivisions: iliocostalis lumborum musculus, iliocostalis thoracis musculus, and iliocostalis cervicis musculus. Synonyms: musculus iliocostalis, iliocostal muscle Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=56805