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