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muscles
rabbit dissection
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Biology
Undergraduate 4
12/04/2012
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external oblique, internal oblique, and Transverses Abdominus
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compress the abdominal region
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Rectus Abdominis muscle
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pulls the sternum and ribs caudally, causing flexion of the vertebral column
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multifidi and spinalis muscles
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extend the vertebral column
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Erector Spinae and Longissimus Dorsi
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extend the vertebral column
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iliocostalis muscle
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brings ribs closer
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serratus ventralis
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pulls the scapula towards the sternum
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splenius
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elevate the head
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scalenes
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bends the neck
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