Thoracic iliocostalis muscle
Musculus iliocostalis thoracis
About the thoracic iliocostalis muscle of the dog
Thoracic iliocostalis muscle is a muscle of the spine (vertebral column), one on each side of the body. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus iliocostalis thoracis. You can turn it above, see it in place in the spine of the dog, and open it inside the whole animal in Vetomica.
What it works on
Bones it takes hold of
- Ribs
- Cervical vertebra 7
Muscles and ligaments it works with
- Lumbar iliocostal muscle
- Longissimus thoracis
- Cranial dorsal serrate muscle
- Levator muscles of the ribs
- Intercostales externi
- Serratus ventralis thoracis
- Scalenus dorsalis
Terminology
- English
- Thoracic iliocostalis muscle
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus iliocostalis thoracis
- 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 trunk (epaxial muscles)
- Dyce, Sack & WensingThe neck, back and vertebral column of the dog and cat
Questions about the thoracic iliocostalis muscle
- What is the Latin name of the thoracic iliocostalis muscle?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the thoracic iliocostalis muscle is called Musculus iliocostalis thoracis.
- Where is the thoracic iliocostalis muscle of the dog?
- Thoracic iliocostalis muscle is a muscle of the spine (vertebral column), one on each side of the body.
- Which bones does the thoracic iliocostalis muscle attach to?
- Thoracic iliocostalis muscle takes hold of Ribs and Cervical vertebra 7.
See the thoracic iliocostalis muscle inside the whole dog.
Vetomica opens on this structure with every layer of the dog around it: peel back the skin and the muscles, cut a section through it, X-ray it, and practise naming it until you stop getting it wrong.
Free for 7 days, no card. After that the skeletons stay free.
