Musculature that is derived from the epaxial myotome region, ventral to the horizontal septum of the vertebrae. Epaxial muscles include other (dorsal) muscles associated with the vertebrae, ribs, and base of the skull. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epaxial_and_hypaxial_muscles ]
Synonyms: epaxial muscles
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- musculature
- musculature of trunk
- mesoderm-derived structure
- develops from some epaxial myotome region
- innervated_by some dorsal ramus of spinal nerve
- part of some skeletal muscle of trunk