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Ribs and Sternum - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 12:14, 28 July 2008
, 12:14, 28 July 2008→Abdominal Musculature
**The ''Transversus abdominus'' is the deepest muscle of the flank, running dorsoventrally from the inner surface of the last ribs and the transverse processes of the lumbar vertebrae
**The ''Transversus abdominus'' is the deepest muscle of the flank, running dorsoventrally from the inner surface of the last ribs and the transverse processes of the lumbar vertebrae
**The ''Rectus abdominus'' forms a broad band parallel to the linea alba, arising from the ventral costal cartilages and inserting on the prepubic tendon
**The ''Rectus abdominus'' forms a broad band parallel to the linea alba, arising from the ventral costal cartilages and inserting on the prepubic tendon
*Sublumbar Muscles:
**''Psoas minor'': stabilizer of the vertebral column, may also rotate the pelvis at the sacroiliac joint
**''Psoas major'' and ''Iliacus'':