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Figure 5. Back and abdominal musculature of Xenopus laevis; both sides of M. longissimus dorsi and M. coccygeoiliacus are shown, otherwise only right side structures are depicted. Specimen shown in oblique view (A); dorsal view with ligamentous plate, M. longissimus dorsi and M. latissimus dorsi removed (B); ventral view (C); and transverse cross-sections (D,E) shown in (A). Muscles are identified using uppercase abbreviations; non-muscle structures are identified using lowercase abbreviations. CGI, M. coccygeoiliacus; ICI, M. intertransversarius capitis inferior; ICS, M. intertransversarius capitis superior; IL, M. iliolumbaris; ITR, M. intertransversarii; LGD, M. longissimus dorsi; lp, ligamentous plate; LTD, M. latissimus dorsi; OBE, M. obliquus externus; PEC, M. pectoralis pars abdominalis; RAP, M. rectus abdominus profundus; RAS, M. abdominus superficialis; TRA, M. transversus abdominus. Image published in: Porro LB and Richards CT (2017) Copyright © 2017. This image is reproduced with permission of the publisher and the copyright holder. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. Larger Image Printer Friendly View

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