Abdominal muscle attachments Flashcards
1
Q
quadrates lumborum
A
- transverse processes of lumbar vertebrae
- inferior border of rib 12
- iliac crest
2
Q
transverse abdominals
A
- lower costal cartilages
- thoracolumbar fascia
- iliac crest
- inguinal ligament
- linea alba
- cubic bone
3
Q
rectus abdominis
A
- public symphysis
- pubic bone
- xiphoid process
- lower costal cartilages
4
Q
iliopsoas- iliacus
A
- iliac fossa
- ala sacrum
- lesser trochanter of femur
5
Q
iliopsoas- psoas major
A
- transverse processes and bodies of lumbar vertebrae
- lumbar intervertebral discs
- lesser trochanter of femur
6
Q
internal obliques
A
- thoracolumbar fascia
- iliac crest
- inguinal hernia
- pubic bone
- lower ribs
- linea alba
7
Q
external obliques
A
- lower ribs
- linea alba
- pubic bone
- iliac crest
