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Subcostales
Meaning: Thin muscles on the inner back wall of the chest that span two or three ribs.
In practice: The subcostales lie in the same plane as the innermost intercostal muscles.
Word parts
- sub- means under
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Answer: Semitendinosus
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Answer: Bulbospongiosus
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