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intercostal muscles
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What muscle are you eating when you eat spare ribs?
The muscles that are located between the ribs are called the intercostal muscles. Inter- means 'between', and costa derives from the Latin for 'rib'.
What type of tissue makes up the ''meat'' of the chicken?
It depends upon the parts that you eat. If you are eating part of the carcass, you are eating skeletal muscle. If you are eating chicken gizzards, you are eating mostly smooth muscle. If you are eating chicken hearts, you are eating cardiac muscle.
What muscle that extends from the ribs to the pubis and compresses the abdomen is the?
Latissimus dorsi is the muscle that extends from the ribs to the pubis and compresses the abdomen.
Small inspiratory muscle between the ribs elevate the ribs?
External intercostal
Can you get a oblique muscle tear from a fall on to the ribs?
yes, lower eight ribs.
Which muscle performs protraction of the ribs?
I believe it is the External Intercostals that are responsible for protraction of the ribs.
Which muscle will depress the scapula or elevate the ribs?
The pectoralis minor originates on the third to the fifth ribs (and elevates ribs). It depresses the scapula (and elevates ribs).
What holds your ribs together?
Muscle and cartilage
Is the biceps in the ribs?
No, the biceps is a muscle in your arm.
Are ribs horses ribs?
No ribs that you eat here in the USA are not horse ribs,but i hate to say in other countries they may be.Many people different parts of the world eat horse. They also eat dog, cat, hampster and many other animals. The ribs you eat in the US are cow ribs.
Which muscle is located between the ribs cage?
Intercostal musles are present between the ribs.
What is the muscle between your ribs called?
intercostal muscle
