Rectus abdominal muscle - Muscle attachments

Musculus rectus abdominis - Insertiones musculi

Definition

Anne-Sophie Emeric

Origin: From the sternum and costal cartilage.

Insertion: On the prepubic tendon and the pecten of the pubic bone.

References

  • International Committee on Veterinary Gross Anatomical Nomenclature. 2017. Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria. Sixth Edition. Ghent (Belgium).

  • Barone R. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 2, Arthrologie et myologie, 4th edition, Vigot, Paris, 2017.

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