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A&P1 Muscles 7of11
Muscles of the Abdominal Wall
Muscle | Origin | Insertion | Action | intervation |
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External oblique | Outer surface of lower ribs | Outer lip of iliac crest & linea alba | Tenses abdominal wall and compresses abdominal contents | |
Internal oblique | Crest of ilium and inguinal ligament | Cartilages of lower ribs, linea alba, and crest of pubis | Tenses abdominal wall and compresses abdominal contents | |
Transversus abdominis | Costal cartilages of lower ribs, processes of lumbar vertebrae, lip of iliac crest, and inguinal ligament | Linea alba and crest of pubis | Tenses abdominal wall and compresses abdominal contents | |
Rectus abdominis | Crest of pubis and symphysis pubis | Xiphoid process of sternum and coastal cartilages | Tenses abdominal wall and compresses abdominal contents, also flexes the vertebral column | |
transversus abdominus | illiac crest,inguinal ligament lumbar fascia and cartilages of inferior 6th ribs | xiphios process. linea alba and pubis | compresses abdomen |