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Pyramidalis
Meaning: A small triangular muscle at the lower front of the abdomen that tenses the linea alba.
In practice: Pyramidalis is absent in a proportion of people and is of little functional importance.
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Which word means: Small muscles connecting the transverse processes of adjacent vertebrae, assisting side-bending.
Answer: Intertransversarii
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Answer: Latissimus
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