Transverse pectoral muscle
Musculus pectoralis transversus
Draws the limb toward the midline and tenses the forearm fascia.
About the transverse pectoral muscle of the horse
Transverse pectoral muscle is a muscle of the front leg (thoracic limb), one on each side of the body. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus pectoralis transversus. You can turn it above, see it in place in the front leg 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
- Ventral surface of the sternum.
- Insertion
- Fascia of the medial forearm.
- Action
- Draws the limb toward the midline and tenses the forearm fascia.
- Nerve
- Cranial pectoral 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
- Transverse pectoral muscle
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus pectoralis transversus
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
The transverse pectoral muscle in other animals
The same structure in the other animals in the Library, to compare.
Questions about the transverse pectoral muscle
- What is the Latin name of the transverse pectoral muscle?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the transverse pectoral muscle is called Musculus pectoralis transversus.
- Where is the transverse pectoral muscle of the horse?
- Transverse pectoral muscle is a muscle of the front leg (thoracic limb), one on each side of the body.
- Where does the transverse pectoral muscle originate and insert?
- Origin: Ventral surface of the sternum. Insertion: Fascia of the medial forearm.
- What nerve supplies the transverse pectoral muscle?
- Cranial pectoral nerves.
- What does the transverse pectoral muscle do?
- Draws the limb toward the midline and tenses the forearm fascia.
See the transverse pectoral 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.
