Caudal dorsal serrate muscle
Musculus serratus dorsalis caudalis
About the caudal dorsal serrate muscle of the horse
Caudal dorsal serrate muscle is a muscle of the body (trunk), on the left side. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus serratus dorsalis caudalis. You can turn it above, see it in place in the body of the horse, 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
- The thoracolumbar fascia over the lumbar vertebrae.
- Insertion
- The caudal borders of the last several ribs.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the horse; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Caudal dorsal serrate muscle
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus serratus dorsalis caudalis
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
The caudal dorsal serrate muscle in other animals
The same structure in the other animals in the Library, to compare.
Questions about the caudal dorsal serrate muscle
- What is the Latin name of the caudal dorsal serrate muscle?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the caudal dorsal serrate muscle is called Musculus serratus dorsalis caudalis.
- Where is the caudal dorsal serrate muscle of the horse?
- Caudal dorsal serrate muscle is a muscle of the body (trunk), on the left side.
- Where does the caudal dorsal serrate muscle originate and insert?
- Origin: The thoracolumbar fascia over the lumbar vertebrae. Insertion: The caudal borders of the last several ribs.
See the caudal dorsal serrate muscle inside the whole horse.
Vetomica opens on this structure with every layer of the horse 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.
