loading...| Preferred Name | transversus abdominis | |
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transversalis transverse abdominal |
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| Definitions |
One of a pair of transverse abdominal muscles that is the anterolateral muscle of the abdomen, lying immediately under the internal abdominal oblique. Arising from the inguinal ligament, the iliac crest, the thoracolumbar fascia, and the last six ribs, it inserts into the linea alba. It serves to constrict the abdomen and, by compressing the contents, to assist in urination, defecation, emesis, parturition, and forced expiration. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TRAK_0001162 |
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FMA:15570 UMLS_CUI:C0224378 |
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| definition |
One of a pair of transverse abdominal muscles that is the anterolateral muscle of the abdomen, lying immediately under the internal abdominal oblique. Arising from the inguinal ligament, the iliac crest, the thoracolumbar fascia, and the last six ribs, it inserts into the linea alba. It serves to constrict the abdomen and, by compressing the contents, to assist in urination, defecation, emesis, parturition, and forced expiration. |
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transversalis transverse abdominal |
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trak |
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TRAK:0001162 |
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| label |
transversus abdominis |
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| notation |
TRAK:0001162 |
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transversus abdominis |
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