The rotatores:

A) have a relatively large mechanical advantage for producing trunk rotation.
B) possibly function primarily as "kinesiological monitors" or organs of proprioception.
C) are part of the erector spinae group of muscles.
D) are attached to the transverse processes of a pair of consecutive vertebrae.
E) when acting bilaterally, can produce trunk flexion.


Ans: B

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