Muscles Of The Abdomen Flashcards
Cremaster muscle Attachment
From: the medial edge of the internal oblique
To: spermatic cord
Cremaster muscle action
Elevation of testis
Cremaster muscle innervation
Genitofemoral nerve
Diaphragm attachments
From: xiphoid process, inner surface of the lower ribs & costal cartilage, medial & lateral arcuate ligaments & lumbar vertebrae via the crura
To: the central tendon
Diaphragm actions
Inspiration
Diaphragm innervation
Phrenic nerve C3-5
External abdominal oblique attachments
From: lower 8 ribs
To: iliac crest & rectus sheath
External abdominal oblique actions
flexion & rotation of the trunk
Compression of the abdominal cavity
External abdominal oblique innervation
ventral rami T7-12
Internal abdominal oblique attachments
From: thoracolumbar fascia
To: inguinal ligament, iliac crest, & rectus sheath
Internal abdominal oblique actions
flexion & rotation of the trunk
compression of the abdominal cavity
Internal abdominal oblique innervation
lower thoracic & L1 ventral rami T7-12, L1, iliohypogastric and ilioinguinal, ventral rami
Quadratus lumborum attachments
From: 12th rib & transverse process of L1-L4
To: iliolumbar ligament & iliac crest
Quadratus lumborum actions
extension & lateral flexion of the trunk
fixes 12th rib during respiration
Quadratus lumborum innervation
Lumbar plexus ventral rami T12-L3