MUSCLES OF ABDOMINAL WALL Flashcards
what is the action of the external oblique?
- flexes
- laterally flexes
- rotates trunk
- compresses and provides structural support
what is innervation of external oblique?
anterior rami of 7th-12th thoracic nerves
what is medial attachment of external oblique?
- anterior superior iliac spine
- anterior half of iliac crest
- pubic crest
- pubic tubercle
- linea alba
what is lateral attachment of external oblique?
- external surface/ inferior border of 5-12th ribs
what is origin of internal oblique?
- thoracolumbar fascia
- iliac crest
- inguinal ligament
what is the insertion of internal oblique?
- inferior margins of 10-12th ribs
- adjacent costal cartilages
-linea alba
-pecten pubis
what is action of internal oblique?
- flexes
- laterally flexes
- rotates trunk
- compresses and provides structural support to structures
what is innervation of internal oblique?
-anterior rami fo 7th- 12th thoracic nerves
- iliohypogastric nerve
-ilioinguinal nerve
what is medial attachment of transverse oblique?
- linea alba
- pubic crest
- pecten pubis
what is lateral attachment of transverse oblique?
- costal cartilages pf 7th-12th ribs
- thoracolumbar fascia
-iliac crest
-inguinal ligament
what is innervation of transverse oblique?
- anterior rami of 7-12th thoracic nerves
- iliohypogastric nerves
- ilioinguinal nerves
what is action of transverse oblique?
- compresses
- structural support
what is superior attachment of rectus abdominis muscle?
-xiphoid process
-costal cartilages of 5-7th ribs
what is inferior attachment to rectus abdominis muscle?
- pubic crest
- symphysis
what is innervation of rectus abdominis muscle?
- anterior rami of 6-12th thoracic nerves