Cranial dorsal serrate muscle

About the cranial dorsal serrate muscle of the dog

Cranial dorsal serrate muscle is a muscle of the chest (thorax), on the left side. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus serratus dorsalis cranialis. You can turn it above, see it in place in the chest of the dog, and open it inside the whole animal in Vetomica.

Where it runs from and to

A muscle is told apart from its neighbours by what it takes hold of at each end, which is also what decides what it does when it shortens.

Origin

Thoracolumbar fascia and supraspinous ligament over the cranial thoracic spines.

Insertion

Lateral faces of roughly the second to tenth ribs, near their cranial edges.

Action

Draws the ribs cranially, helping inspiration.

Nerve

Intercostal nerves.

Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the dog; the books it was checked against are listed below.

What it works on

Bones it takes hold of

• Ribs

Muscles and ligaments it works with

• Supraspinous ligament
• Thoracic iliocostalis muscle
• Longissimus thoracis
• Splenius muscle
• Thoracic rhomboid muscle
• Serratus ventralis thoracis
• Latissimus dorsi
• Intercostales externi

Terminology

English

Cranial dorsal serrate muscle

Latin (NAV)

Musculus serratus dorsalis cranialis

Status

A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria

References

Where to read this structure in full, and where the named parts above were read.

• NAV 2017Myologia
• Miller's Anatomy of the Dog, 5th ed.The Muscular System: muscles of the thoracic wall
• Dyce, Sack & WensingThe thorax of the dog and cat

The cranial dorsal serrate muscle in other animals

The same structure in the other animals in the Library, to compare.

• Cranial dorsal serrate muscle of the horse

Questions about the cranial dorsal serrate muscle

What is the Latin name of the cranial dorsal serrate muscle?

In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the cranial dorsal serrate muscle is called Musculus serratus dorsalis cranialis.

Where is the cranial dorsal serrate muscle of the dog?

Cranial dorsal serrate muscle is a muscle of the chest (thorax), on the left side.

Which bones does the cranial dorsal serrate muscle attach to?

Cranial dorsal serrate muscle takes hold of Ribs.

Where does the cranial dorsal serrate muscle originate and insert?

Origin: Thoracolumbar fascia and supraspinous ligament over the cranial thoracic spines. Insertion: Lateral faces of roughly the second to tenth ribs, near their cranial edges.

What nerve supplies the cranial dorsal serrate muscle?

Intercostal nerves.

What does the cranial dorsal serrate muscle do?

Draws the ribs cranially, helping inspiration.