Ventral serrate muscle of the thorax
Musculus serratus ventralis thoracis I
Carries the trunk between the forelimbs and draws the scapula caudally.
About the ventral serrate muscle of the thorax of the pig
Ventral serrate muscle of the thorax is a muscle of the chest (thorax), on the left side. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus serratus ventralis thoracis I. You can turn it above, see it in place in the chest 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
- Lateral surfaces of the first eight or nine ribs.
- Insertion
- Serrated face of the scapula, caudal to the cervical part.
- Action
- Carries the trunk between the forelimbs and draws the scapula caudally.
- Nerve
- Long thoracic nerve.
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
- Ventral serrate muscle of the thorax
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus serratus ventralis thoracis I
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
Questions about the ventral serrate muscle of the thorax
- What is the Latin name of the ventral serrate muscle of the thorax?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the ventral serrate muscle of the thorax is called Musculus serratus ventralis thoracis I.
- Where is the ventral serrate muscle of the thorax of the pig?
- Ventral serrate muscle of the thorax is a muscle of the chest (thorax), on the left side.
- Where does the ventral serrate muscle of the thorax originate and insert?
- Origin: Lateral surfaces of the first eight or nine ribs. Insertion: Serrated face of the scapula, caudal to the cervical part.
- What nerve supplies the ventral serrate muscle of the thorax?
- Long thoracic nerve.
- What does the ventral serrate muscle of the thorax do?
- Carries the trunk between the forelimbs and draws the scapula caudally.
See the ventral serrate muscle of the thorax 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.
