Exempel på transversus

• 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.

• Inferior to the arcuate line, the internal oblique and transversus abdominis aponeuroses merge and pass superficial (i.e. anteriorly) to the rectus muscle.

• The anterior abdominal wall is made up of four musclesthe rectus abdominis muscle, the internal and external obliques, and the transversus abdominis.

• The transversus abdominis lies deep within the abdomen, wrapping around the entire abdominal area.

• The pectoralis transversus (transverse superficial pectoral) originates from the ventral side of the sternum and inserts on the proximal third of the horse's forearm.

• The ilioinguinal nerve then perforates the transversus abdominis near the anterior part of the iliac crest, and communicates with the iliohypogastric nerve between the transversus and the internal oblique muscle.