MasteringA&P with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card -- for Human Anatomy
MasteringA&P with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card -- for Human Anatomy
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780134292335
Author: Frederic H. Martini, Robert B. Tallitsch, Judi L. Nath
Publisher: PEARSON
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The reason as to why the rectus abdominis is always retracted laterally and not medially when access to the abdominal cavity is performed.

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The rectus abdominis muscle is a paired muscle, rectus literally means “straight” so it runs vertically on both the sides of the anterior wall of the abdomen. These muscles are innervated by the thoracic and abdominal nerves. It starts at the pubic bone and ends at the sternum of the body.

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