Other Names
- Transverse Abs
Heads
- Transverse Abdominis
Movement
- Forced expiration
- pulls abdominal wall inward
- Compresses and supports abdominal viscera
- Assist in expulsion of abdominal organ contents
- as in urination, defecation, vomiting, and child birth
- Intra-abdominal pressure
Attachments
- Thoracolumbar Fascia (Lumbar Fascia)
- Ribs 6-12 (Lower 6 Ribs)
- Costal cartilages
- Inner surfaces
- Ilium
- Illiac Crest
- Inner rim
- Illiac Crest
- Inguinal Ligament
- Lateral third
- Pubis
- Crest
- Ilippectineal line
- Abdominal Aponeurosis
- Linea Alba
Related Muscles
Comments
Also known as Transversus Abdominus. The Obliques and the Transversus Abdominis increase the intra-abdominal pressure necessary for the support of the vertebral column in exercises such as squats and deadlifts. With the assistance of the Rectus Abdominis and Obliques, the Tranverse Abdominis hold the abdomen flat.