Muscle Name: Rectus Abdominis (Abs)

Medical Name:

• Rectus Abdominis

Other Names:

• Abs
• Abdominal Muscle
• Six-Pack Muscle

Head:

• None (Single muscle with multiple segments)

Movement:

• Flexion of the lumbar spine
  • Bending the torso forward
• Posterior pelvic tilt
  • Tilting the pelvis backward
• Compression of the abdominal contents
  • Assisting in forced exhalation, childbirth, and defecation

Attachment:

• Origin:
  • Pubic crest
  • Pubic symphysis
• Insertion:
  • Xiphoid process of the sternum
  • Costal cartilages of ribs 5-7

Related Muscles:

• External Obliques
• Internal Obliques
• Transversus Abdominis
• Erector Spinae
• Iliopsoas

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