"Rectus" is the Latin word meaning "straight" and is used in English to refer to multiple topics in the sciences, including:
In molecular chemistry the R in the R & S isomerism stands for "rectus"
In grammar "casus rectus" is a formal term for nominative case
In mathematics sine is also known as "sinus rectus"
In the classification of the animal kingdom it is the systematic taxonomic name of several species, e.g. campylobacter rectus & syllitus rectus
In anatomy it is used to refer to a rectus muscle, primarily e.g. the "rectus abdominis muscle"; in anatomy it can also refer to:
Inferior rectus muscle
Superior rectus muscle
Lateral rectus muscle
Medial rectus muscle
Musculus rectus thoracis
Rectus capitis lateralis muscle
Rectus femoris muscle
All pages with titles beginning with Rectus
Topics referred to by the same term
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Rectus. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
Diastasis recti, or rectus abdominis diastasis, is defined as a gap of about 2.7 cm or greater between the two sides of the rectus abdominis muscle. The...
The rectus abdominis muscle is contained in the rectus sheath, which consists of the aponeuroses of the lateral abdominal muscles. Each rectus abdominus...
innervates the quadriceps femoris, a fourth of which is the rectus femoris. When the rectus femoris receives the signal that has traveled all the way from...
The rectus sheath (also called the rectus fascia) is a tough fibrous compartment formed by the aponeuroses of the transverse abdominal muscle, and the...
the lateral rectus to innervate it. The insertion of the lateral rectus muscle is around 8 mm from the insertion of the inferior rectus muscle, around...
Dorcus rectus, the little stag beetle, is a species of beetles in the family Lucanidae. It can be found in China(Liaoning), Korea, Japan, Taiwan and Russia...
The superior rectus muscle is related to the other extraocular muscles, particularly to the medial rectus muscle and the lateral rectus muscle. The insertion...
posterior layer of the rectus sheath inferior to which only the anterior layer of the rectus sheath is present and the rectus abdominis muscle is therefore...
thigh), but deep to the rectus femoris muscle. Typically, it cannot be seen without dissection of the rectus femoris. The rectus femoris arises from the...
crest. The rectus abdominis muscles are long and flat. The muscle is crossed by three fibrous bands called the tendinous intersections. The rectus abdominis...
of the medial rectus muscle is around 7.5 mm from the insertion of the superior rectus muscle, and around 6 mm from the inferior rectus muscle. It is...
Otodus megalodon (/ˈmɛɡələdɒn/ MEG-əl-ə-don; meaning "big tooth"), commonly known as megalodon, is an extinct species of giant mackerel shark that lived...
Lateral rectus muscle Medial rectus muscle Superior rectus muscle In the leg: Rectus femoris muscle In the neck: Rectus capitis anterior muscle Rectus capitis...
In mathematics, sine and cosine are trigonometric functions of an angle. The sine and cosine of an acute angle are defined in the context of a right triangle:...
infraorbital vein. The inferior rectus muscle is supplied by the inferior division of the oculomotor nerve (III). The inferior rectus muscle develops from the...
positions of attachment – the superior rectus muscle, lateral rectus muscle, medial rectus muscle, and inferior rectus muscle. The recti muscles are all of...
Rectus capitis may refer to: Rectus capitis anterior muscle Rectus capitis lateralis muscle Rectus capitis posterior major muscle Rectus capitis posterior...
The rectus capitis anterior (rectus capitis anticus minor) is a short, flat muscle, situated immediately behind the upper part of the Longus capitis....
strengthen them, respectively. There are two main types of extraocular muscles - rectus muscles and oblique muscles - which have specific procedures to achieve...
overaction of the medial rectus on the unaffected side as it tries to provide the extra innervation to the affected lateral rectus. These two muscles are...
Campylobacter rectus in 1991 after phylogenetic analyses grouped it closely with other members of rRNA Group I Campylobacter. C. rectus is gram negative...
then they are right angles. The term is a calque of Latin angulus rectus; here rectus means "upright", referring to the vertical perpendicular to a horizontal...
Sinus rectus may refer to: Sinus rectus (trigonometry), a historical name for the sine, a trigonometrical function in mathematics Sinus rectus (anatomy)...
band that is made of the bilateral rectus sheaths that join at the anterior midline of the body. These enclose the rectus abdominis muscles (a pair of long...
skeletal muscle of the levator palpebrae superioris, superior rectus, medial rectus, inferior rectus, and inferior oblique muscles. (Innervates all the extrinsic...
A rectus sheath hematoma is an accumulation of blood in the sheath of the rectus abdominis muscle. It causes abdominal pain with or without a mass. The...
Syllitus rectus is a species of Cerambycidae that occurs in Australia. Wikispecies has information related to Syllitus rectus. "Syllitus rectus". Retrieved...
The rectus capitis posterior minor (or rectus capitis posticus minor[citation needed]) is a muscle in the upper back part of the neck. It is one of the...
In mathematics, the trigonometric functions (also called circular functions, angle functions or goniometric functions) are real functions which relate...
Global Information