Anatomy Atlases: Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus I: Muscular System: Alphabetical Listing of Muscles: P: Pubotransversalis

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Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus I: Muscular System: Alphabetical Listing of Muscles: P

Pubotransversalis

Ronald A. Bergman, PhD
Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
Ryosuke Miyauchi, MD
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This small muscle arises from the pectin pubis passes vertically and joins the tranversalis fascia.

Muscle Pubotransversalis.
1, os pubis superior ramus; 2, adminiculum lineae albae; 3, m. rectus abdominis; 4, fascia transversalis; 5, inguinal canal; 6, inguinal ligament; 7, horizontal interfoveolar ligament; and 8, m. pubotransversalis
from Luschka.

Reference
Luschka, H. von (1879) Der Musc. pubo-transversalis des Menschen. Arch. Anat. Physiol. Wissen. Med. 1879:227-231.

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