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This lumpy appearance results in the rectus abdominis muscles being referred to as the âsix-pack.â. The name rectus abdominis comes from the Latin words for âstraightâ and âabdominal,â indicating that its fibers run in a straight vertical line through the abdominal region of the body.... Click to read more below.
A muscle may be given a name based on the direction of muscle fibers, or the muscle as a whole, relative to the longitudinal axis of the muscle, or body part with which the muscle is associated. The term rectus implies that the fibers or muscle is oriented straight with respect to the longitudinal axis.his muscle has four heads each with their own name. The rectus femoris attaches to the hip bone and the vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius and vastus medialis attach to the femur. All four heads fuse and insert on the proximal tibial. The patella or knee cap forms in the tendon of this muscle.