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serratus

(səˈreɪtəs)
n
any of various muscles in the thorax, which produce the appearance of a serrated border by their arrangement
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Noun1.serratus - any of several muscles of the trunkserratus - any of several muscles of the trunk
skeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes
torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
anterior serratus muscle, musculus serratus anterior, serratus anterior, serratus magnus - muscles that rotate the scapula and elevate the rib cage
musculus serratus posterior, posterior serratus muscle, serratus posterior - skeletal muscle that draws the rib cage backward and downward
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UPPER CROSSED SYNDROME MUSCULATURE Overly facilitated Overly inhibited ("tight") muscles ("weak") muscles Pectoralis major Rhomboids Pectoralis minor Middle and lower trapezius Subclavius Serratus anterior Upper trapezius Longus colli and capitis (deep neck flexors) Levator scapulae Infraspinatus and teres minor Sternocleidomastoid Thoracic paraspinals (SCM) Suboccipital group Table 2.
Similar alterations in force couple of upper and lower trapezius and dysfunction of serratus anterior muscles occur which decreases the Subacromial space.25 This causes excessive superior translation of the HH26-28 and repeated movement leads to the injury of longhead of biceps and the rotator cuff tendon itself.
Better known for working on the core, a plank actually is a full-body workout that targets the upper body (pectoral and serratus muscles), lower body (quadriceps and sartorius muscles), and abdominal (rectus abdominis and transverse abdominis that form your outer and inner abdominal muscles) area.
(9), between the anterior axillary line and the midclavicular line beyond the insertion of serratus anterior, and on the ventral surface of the left forearm.
The nonexhaustive list of flaps available for use included pectoralis major, latissimus dorsi, omentum, rectus abdominis, external oblique, serratus anterior, and the transverse thoracoabdominal flaps [13,14].
Minor sulfation at C-3 was also observed for fucoidans of the order Fucales: Fucus serratus [40] and Fucus distichus [41].
Ademas de su importancia como material historico, tienen el gran valor cientifico de que, de ellos, hay material tipo de 6 especies (Cistus cinereus Cav., Cistus dichotomus Cav., Cistus glaucus Cav., Cistus mollis Cav., Cistus serratus Cav.
The terrestrial Eastern Red-backed Salamander, Plethodon cinereus, is included in the reports (Mitchell and Mazur, 1998; Sawyer and Novick, 2011) but not the closely related Southern Red-backed Salamander, Plethodon serratus. While much is known about the common, more widely distributed, and more widely studied P.
Gwymon danheddog ydi Fucus serratus, ac yn wymon brown sy'n tyfu ar ganol y traeth.
The body scrub, a course mixture of Dead Sea salt, Fucus Serratus seaweed oil and VOYA Luscious Salt, was gently rubbed over my body, starting with the legs, and my skin buzzed with invigoration.