Serratus dorsalis caudalis
Musculus serratus dorsalis caudalis
About the serratus dorsalis caudalis of the horse
Serratus dorsalis caudalis 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
- Serratus dorsalis caudalis
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus serratus dorsalis caudalis
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
Questions about the serratus dorsalis caudalis
- What is the Latin name of the serratus dorsalis caudalis?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the serratus dorsalis caudalis is called Musculus serratus dorsalis caudalis.
- Where is the serratus dorsalis caudalis of the horse?
- Serratus dorsalis caudalis is a muscle of the body (trunk), on the left side.
- Where does the serratus dorsalis caudalis originate and insert?
- Origin: The thoracolumbar fascia over the lumbar vertebrae. Insertion: The caudal borders of the last several ribs.
See the serratus dorsalis caudalis 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.
