Ascending pectoral
Musculus pectoralis ascendens
Draws the limb caudally.
About the ascending pectoral of the pig
Ascending pectoral is a muscle of the body (trunk), one on each side of the body. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus pectoralis ascendens. You can turn it above, see it in place in the body of the pig, 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
- Sternum and the abdominal tunic caudal to it.
- Insertion
- Lesser tubercle of the humerus.
- Action
- Draws the limb caudally.
- Nerve
- Caudal pectoral nerves.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the pig; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Ascending pectoral
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus pectoralis ascendens
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
Questions about the ascending pectoral
- What is the Latin name of the ascending pectoral?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the ascending pectoral is called Musculus pectoralis ascendens.
- Where is the ascending pectoral of the pig?
- Ascending pectoral is a muscle of the body (trunk), one on each side of the body.
- Where does the ascending pectoral originate and insert?
- Origin: Sternum and the abdominal tunic caudal to it. Insertion: Lesser tubercle of the humerus.
- What nerve supplies the ascending pectoral?
- Caudal pectoral nerves.
- What does the ascending pectoral do?
- Draws the limb caudally.
See the ascending pectoral inside the whole pig.
Vetomica opens on this structure with every layer of the pig 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.
