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rectus abdominis muscle

Musculus rectus abdominis

3D model: rectus abdominis muscle — 3D models: Z-Anatomy - The libre 3D atlas of anatomy - CC-BY-SA 4.0 (https://github.com/Z-Anatomy/Models-of-human-anatomy), by Gauthier Kervyn and contributors; derived from BodyParts3D - The Database Center for Life Science - CC-BY-SA 2.1 Japan; Z-Anatomy states that models "Brainder" (A. Winkler, CC BY-SA 3.0) and "Cranial Nerves and Foramina" (University of Dundee, CAHID, CC BY 4.0) were used as reference/included and adapted. Converted to compressed glTF (curves as tubes, simplified, inner ear and kidney models left out) by the 3D Anatomy project; licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

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Definition

paired muscle running vertically on each side of the anterior wall of the human (of some other mammals) abdomen

Source: Wikidata · Licence: CC0-1.0

Description from Wikidata (https://www.wikidata.org/), available under CC0 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).

Relations

Action: flexion of the torso, lateral flexion of the torso, raising intra-abdominal pressure
Innervation: sixth intercostal nerve, seventh intercostal nerve, eighth intercostal nerve, ninth intercostal nerve, tenth intercostal nerve, eleventh intercostal nerve, subcostal nerve, iliohypogastric nerve, ilio-inguinal nerve
Arterial supply: inferior epigastric artery

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Identifiers

TA2: 2357
TA98: A04.5.01.001
FMA: 9628
UBERON: 0002382
Wikidata: Q275150