Muscular system
Serratus anterior muscle
Musculus serratus anterior
- System
- Muscular system
- Regions
- Trunk
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Muscles of thorax
DescriptionUnreviewed
The serratus anterior is a muscle that originates on the surface of the 1st to 8th ribs at the side of the chest and inserts along the entire anterior length of the medial border of the scapula.
The serratus anterior acts to pull the scapula forward around the thorax.
The muscle is named from Latin: serrare = to saw, referring to the shape, anterior = on the front side of the body.
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Muscle attachments
Origin
Insertion
Names
- Latin
- Musculus serratus anterior
- English
- Serratus anterior muscle
- French
- Muscle dentelé antérieur
- Spanish
- Músculo serrato anterior
- Portuguese
- Músculo serrátil anterior