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5 Cards in this Set
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What is the most superficial abdominal muscle?
What direction are the fibres? Function? |
M. obliquus externus abdominis
Caudoventral -abdominal press and expiration -compression of the abdominal viscera |
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What is the smallest abdominal muscle?
What direction are the fibres? Function? |
M. transversus abdominis
Dorsoventral -abdominal press and expiration -compression of the abdominal viscera |
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Which muscle is confined to the ventral aspect of the abdominal wall?
What direction are the fibres? Function? |
M. rectus abdominis
Longitudinal -abdominal press and expiration -compression of the abdominal viscera |
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Which abdominal muscle lies deep to m. obliquus externus abdominis?
What direction are the fibres? Function? |
M. obliquus internus abdominis
Cranioventral -abdominal press and expiration -compression of the abdominal viscera |
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What covers m. rectus abdominis?
What's it made up of? Name the 2 parts |
Rectus sheath
Aponeuroses of the 2 obliquus abdominal muscles, transverse abdominal muscle and transverse fascia -Lamina externa -Lamina interna |
