serratus anterior

serratus anterior
serratus anterior n a thin muscular sheet of the thorax that arises from the first eight or nine ribs and from the intercostal muscles between them, is inserted into the ventral side of the medial margin of the scapula, and acts to stabilize the scapula by holding it against the chest wall and to rotate it in raising the arm

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  • Serratus anterior — Musculus serratus anterior Ursprung Obere neun Rippen Ansatz Margo medialis und Angulus inferior und superior des Schulterblatts …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • serratus anterior — noun muscles that rotate the scapula and elevate the rib cage • Syn: ↑anterior serratus muscle, ↑musculus serratus anterior, ↑serratus magnus • Hypernyms: ↑serratus, ↑serratus muscles …   Useful english dictionary

  • Serratus anterior muscle — Muscle infobox Name = Serratus anterior |(boxer musscle) Latin = musculus serratus anterior GraySubject = 122 GrayPage = 438 Caption = Serratus anterior Caption2 = The left side of the thorax. Origin = fleshy slips from the outer surface of upper …   Wikipedia

  • serratus anterior muscle — musculus serratus anterior …   Medical dictionary

  • M. serratus anterior — Musculus serratus anterior Ursprung Obere neun Rippen Ansatz Margo medialis und Angulus inferior und superior des Schulterblatts …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Musculus serratus anterior — Ursprung Obere neun Rippen Ansatz Margo medialis und Angulus inferior und superior des Schulterbla …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • musculus serratus anterior — noun muscles that rotate the scapula and elevate the rib cage • Syn: ↑anterior serratus muscle, ↑serratus anterior, ↑serratus magnus • Hypernyms: ↑serratus, ↑serratus muscles …   Useful english dictionary

  • Serratus — means a muscle in the trunk (thorax). [cite web|title=serratus definition of serratus by the Free Online dictionary|url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/serratus] ee also*Serratus anterior muscle *Serratus posterior superior muscle *Serratus… …   Wikipedia

  • musculus serratus anterior — [TA] anterior serratus muscle: origin, eight or nine upper ribs; insertion, medial border of scapula; innervation, long thoracic; action, draws scapula forward; rotates scapula to raise shoulder in abduction of arm …   Medical dictionary

  • serratus magnus — serratus mag·nus mag nəs n SERRATUS ANTERIOR …   Medical dictionary

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