What muscle runs from spinous process above to the transverse process below?

• A. Interspinales
• B. Intertransversarii
• C. Rotatores Brevis
• D. Rotatores Longus

Answer: (C)

Rotatores are part of the transversospinalis group and run obliquely from the transverse process of one vertebra to the spinous process of the vertebra above. The short rotatores (breves) span one level, while the longer ones span two levels. This pattern—connecting a transverse process with a nearby spinous process across a single segment—fits the described relationship better than the other muscles, which either connect spinous to spinous or transverse to transverse. Therefore, the best match is the rotatores breves.