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RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE [1 record]

Record 1 2007-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Muscles and Tendons
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A long flat muscle, which extends along the whole length of the front of the abdomen, and is separated from its fellow of the opposite side by the linea alba.

OBS

It is inserted onto the fifth, sixth, and seventh costal cartilages and the xiphoid process ... The muscle serves to flex the trunk forward when the pelvis is fixed, helps to compress the abdominal viscera, and acts to flex the pelvis when the thorax is fixed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Muscles et tendons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Muscle épais et rubané de la paroi abdominale antérieure, disposé de chaque côté de la ligne médiane.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Músculos y tendones
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Músculo que se encuentra por fuera de la línea media del abdomen [...] se extiende desde la línea media del pubis, hasta el borde inferior de la caja torácica.

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