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they rotate the ribs and pelvis, they help you breathe and they flex your trunk forward
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What is the opposing muscle of the external oblique?
internal oblique opposes the external oblique
What muscle forms the external lateral wall of the abdomen?
External Oblique
Relative size of the muscle?
External Oblique.
In which direction (relative to the spine) do the external oblique muscle fibers lie External Oblique muscles lie:?
run at an oblique angle to vertical direction of the spine.
What muscle is part of the abdominal girdle forms the external walls of the abdomen?
External Oblique
Name a skeletal muscle in the abdomen?
-external oblique -internal oblique -transversus abdominis -rectus abdominis
What muscle is part of abdominal girdle and forms the external lateral walls of abdomen?
External Oblique
What is a functional test for the external oblique abdominus muscles?
The external oblique muscles are situated on each side of the rectus abdominus. This muscle allows the trunks to be twisted or rotated.
What four muscles help form the abdominal girdle?
External Oblique Internal Oblique Transversus Abdominis REctus Abdominis
What muscles compress the abdomen?
There are 4 muscles that make up your abdominal muscle anatomy: rectus abdominis, external oblique, internal oblique, and transverse abdominis.
What muscle enables a person to twist the upper body to the side?
I believe it is the external oblique
What are the four layers of the abdominal muscles?
1. skin 2. subcutaneous layer 3. camper's fascia 4. scarpa's fascia 5. external oblique muscle 6. internal oblique muscle 7. transversus abdominis muscle 8. transversalis fascia 9. parietal peritoneum 10. aponeurosis of transversalis fascia
