Internal oblique muscle of the abdomen
Musculus obliquus internus abdominis
Compresses the abdomen and supports the viscera; with the external oblique it bends the trunk to its side.
About the internal oblique muscle of the abdomen of the horse
Internal oblique muscle of the abdomen is a muscle of the body (trunk), on the left side. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus obliquus internus abdominis. 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 tuber coxae and the thoracolumbar fascia.
- Insertion
- The last ribs and their cartilages, and the linea alba.
- Action
- Compresses the abdomen and supports the viscera; with the external oblique it bends the trunk to its side.
- Nerve
- Ventral branches of the last thoracic and the lumbar nerves (costoabdominal, iliohypogastric and ilioinguinal).
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
- Internal oblique muscle of the abdomen
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus obliquus internus abdominis
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
The internal oblique muscle of the abdomen in other animals
The same structure in the other animals in the Library, to compare.
Questions about the internal oblique muscle of the abdomen
- What is the Latin name of the internal oblique muscle of the abdomen?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the internal oblique muscle of the abdomen is called Musculus obliquus internus abdominis.
- Where is the internal oblique muscle of the abdomen of the horse?
- Internal oblique muscle of the abdomen is a muscle of the body (trunk), on the left side.
- Where does the internal oblique muscle of the abdomen originate and insert?
- Origin: The tuber coxae and the thoracolumbar fascia. Insertion: The last ribs and their cartilages, and the linea alba.
- What nerve supplies the internal oblique muscle of the abdomen?
- Ventral branches of the last thoracic and the lumbar nerves (costoabdominal, iliohypogastric and ilioinguinal).
- What does the internal oblique muscle of the abdomen do?
- Compresses the abdomen and supports the viscera; with the external oblique it bends the trunk to its side.
See the internal oblique muscle of the abdomen 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.
