serratus
- noun
- /ˈsɛrətəs/
- Specialized
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serrato
- This vessel most commonly arises from the thoracodorsal artery (n16) and may originate from the serratus anterior muscular branch.
- serratus anterior
- serratus muscles
Your core is kind of like a box where your diaphragm sort of makes the top and your abs and serratus make the front and the sides.
- Your core is kind of like a box where your diaphragm sort of makes the top and your abs and serratus make the front and the sides.
- And the really big important thing on trying to address that is using, I think the muscle that's called the serratus anterior.
Examples
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Flexion greater than 90 degrees can be achieved in some patients with trapezius palsy because of the stabilizing forces of the serratus anterior muscle.
Academic text (2006) -
The serratus muscles play a crucial role in stabilizing your shoulder blades during exercise.
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It attacks the serratus magnus.
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And the really big important thing on trying to address that is using, I think the muscle that's called the serratus anterior.
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Your core is kind of like a box where your diaphragm sort of makes the top and your abs and serratus make the front and the sides.
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"Unlike other dinosaurs," the voice said, "Triceratops serratus can't see well."
Fiction book (1990) -
Trapezius weakness is evidenced by lateral winging, which is differentiated from the medial winging seen in weakness of the serratus anterior muscle.
Academic text (2006) -
When performing push-ups, the serratus anterior helps to protract the scapula and engage the core.
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To strengthen the serratus, try exercises that focus on movements that extend your shoulder blades away from your body.
Synonyms
Muscles on the side of the ribs with a saw-like edge that help move the shoulder blade
Compounds
- Specialized
A muscle that helps turn the shoulder blade and lift the ribs
- Specialized
A brown seaweed with jagged edges that grows on rocky seashores in the North Atlantic
- Specialized
A muscle at the side of the chest that lifts the shoulder blade and helps raise the ribs when breathing
- Specialized
A large chest muscle on the side that helps move the shoulder blade and lift the ribs
- Specialized
Muscles on the side of the ribs with a saw-like edge that help move the shoulder blade
- Specialized
A muscle in the upper back that helps move the ribs when you breathe
- Specialized
A thin lower back muscle that helps hold the lower ribs steady when you breathe
- Specialized
A muscle on the side of the chest that moves the shoulder blade and helps lift the ribs
Surface Forms
Etymology
Serratus comes from the Latin root serra, which means 'saw'. So these muscles are named because their edges look like the teeth of a serrated knife, a helpful picture to remember their saw-like, jagged shape.
