Rectus muscle of abdomen


rectus muscle of abdomen rec·tus muscle of abdomen (rěk’təs)
n.
A muscle with origin from the pubis, with insertion into the xiphoid process and the fifth to seventh costal cartilages, and whose action flexes the vertebral column and draws the chest downward.

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