Cranial dorsal serrate muscle
Musculus serratus dorsalis cranialis
Draws the ribs forward in inspiration.
About the cranial dorsal serrate muscle of the horse
Cranial 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 cranialis. 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.
- Insertion
- The cranial borders of several ribs, behind their angles.
- Action
- Draws the ribs forward in inspiration.
- Nerve
- The intercostal nerves (branches of the thoracic nerves).
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
- Cranial dorsal serrate muscle
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus serratus dorsalis cranialis
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
The cranial dorsal serrate muscle in other animals
The same structure in the other animals in the Library, to compare.
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 horse?
- Cranial dorsal serrate muscle is a muscle of the body (trunk), on the left side.
- Where does the cranial dorsal serrate muscle originate and insert?
- Origin: The thoracolumbar fascia. Insertion: The cranial borders of several ribs, behind their angles.
- What nerve supplies the cranial dorsal serrate muscle?
- The intercostal nerves (branches of the thoracic nerves).
- What does the cranial dorsal serrate muscle do?
- Draws the ribs forward in inspiration.
See the cranial 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.
