0 a Latin word meaning "transverse" (= from side to side), used in medical names and descriptions
The transversus abdominis and the segmental stabilizers (e.g. the multifidi) of the spine are designed to work in tandem.
This branch ascends between the internal oblique muscle and the transversus abdominis muscle, supplying them, and anastomosing with the lumbar arteries and inferior epigastric artery.
The transversus abdominis also helps pregnant women deliver their child.
Lateral to this muscle, it pierces the transversus abdominis to run above the iliac crest between that muscle and abdominal internal oblique.
This is sometimes isolated inside-out by inflatable girdles or use of the transversus abdominis muscle.
The transversus abdominis muscle is flat and triangular, with its fibers running horizontally.
The transversus' main function is to produce abdominal pressure in order to constrict the abdominal cavity and pull the diaphragm upward.
Recently the transversus abdominis has become the subject of debate between kinesiologists, strength trainers, and physical therapists.
