Cranial dorsal serrate 1
Musculus serratus dorsalis cranialis I
Draws the ribs cranially in inspiration.
About the cranial dorsal serrate 1 of the pig
Cranial dorsal serrate 1 is a muscle of the body (trunk), one on each side of the body. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus serratus dorsalis cranialis I. 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
- Thoracolumbar fascia over the cranial thoracic vertebrae.
- Insertion
- Lateral surfaces of the cranial ribs, caudal to their angles.
- Action
- Draws the ribs cranially in inspiration.
- Nerve
- Intercostal 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
- Cranial dorsal serrate 1
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus serratus dorsalis cranialis I
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
Questions about the cranial dorsal serrate 1
- What is the Latin name of the cranial dorsal serrate 1?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the cranial dorsal serrate 1 is called Musculus serratus dorsalis cranialis I.
- Where is the cranial dorsal serrate 1 of the pig?
- Cranial dorsal serrate 1 is a muscle of the body (trunk), one on each side of the body.
- Where does the cranial dorsal serrate 1 originate and insert?
- Origin: Thoracolumbar fascia over the cranial thoracic vertebrae. Insertion: Lateral surfaces of the cranial ribs, caudal to their angles.
- What nerve supplies the cranial dorsal serrate 1?
- Intercostal nerves.
- What does the cranial dorsal serrate 1 do?
- Draws the ribs cranially in inspiration.
See the cranial dorsal serrate 1 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.
