Cowper, William: Myotomia Reformata: Or A New Administration Of All The Muscles Of Humane Bodies: Wherein The true Uses of the Muscles are Explained, the Errors of former Anatomists concerning them Confuted, and several Muscles not hitherto taken notice of Described ; T whick are subjoin'd, A Graphical Description of teh Bones, And other Anatomical Observations (London, 1694)

Os the Muscles
the Name of Transoersalis Dorsi; it
Ariseth Fielhy from all theTransverse
Procesles of the Vertebra of the
Thorax (00), and marching obliquely e
upwards is Inserted to the Superiour
Spines of the said Vertebra {TV).
Thefe with the former, zw&Transver-
sales Colli, Acting, move the whole
Spine, or Vertshrx of the Neck, Back,
and Loins, obliquely backwards, as
when we endeavour to look vcrvmuch
behind us : If they all Act together
on each side, they assist m Erecting
the Trunk of the Body.
We need not wonder at the many
Multiform Mulcles inservient to the Ex-
tention or Erection of the Head,Neck,
Back and Loins, if we consider how
much greater force is required to that
end, in regard to the projecting fore-
wards of the Head and Thorax ; for
as it appears in the Skeleton,/^, xviii.
we should on the other hand think it
constantly liable to fall on its Face,
were it not supported by these many
strong Muscles; in which we have
a plain Demonstration of the Immense
Wisdom of the moil Wile Architect,
in Frameing a Structure projecting
from its Fulcimen, which for {everal
Ends