Rectus abdominis muscle
Musculus rectus abdominis
Retracts the ribs and sternum and compresses the abdomen. IV. MUSCLES OF THE THORACIC LIMBS. The muscles connecting the thoracic limbs with the rest of the body have been described . Muscles of the Shoulder. A. Muscles on the Lateral Surface of the Shoulder.
- System
- Muscle
- Region
- Abdomen
- Sides
- Paired: left and right
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
- by a strong tendon from the tubercle of the pubis. The muscle passes craniad at first between the peritoneal fascia and the transversus aponeurosis, then in the sheath formed by the internal and external oblique and the transversus aponeurosis.
- Insertion
- Pubic brim by the prepubic tendon.
- Action
- Retracts the ribs and sternum and compresses the abdomen. IV. MUSCLES OF THE THORACIC LIMBS. The muscles connecting the thoracic limbs with the rest of the body have been described . Muscles of the Shoulder. A. Muscles on the Lateral Surface of the Shoulder.
- Nerve
- Ventral branches of the caudal thoracic and lumbar nerves.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the cat; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Rectus abdominis muscle
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus rectus abdominis
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria