Iliocostal muscle
Musculus iliocostalis
About the iliocostal muscle of the horse
Iliocostal muscle is a muscle of the body (trunk), one on each side of the body. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus iliocostalis. You can turn it above, see it in place in the body of the horse, and open it inside the whole animal in Vetomica.
Terminology
- English
- Iliocostal muscle
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus iliocostalis
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
Questions about the iliocostal muscle
- What is the Latin name of the iliocostal muscle?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the iliocostal muscle is called Musculus iliocostalis.
- Where is the iliocostal muscle of the horse?
- Iliocostal muscle is a muscle of the body (trunk), one on each side of the body.
See the iliocostal 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.
