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The stomach contains a third oblique layer of smooth muscle fibers, in addition to the inner circular and outer longitudinal layers. This unique arrangement allows the stomach to effectively churn and mix food with gastric juices, facilitating digestion. The oblique layer enhances the stomach's ability to perform complex movements necessary for breaking down food.
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What is the fiber direction of a cats internal oblique muscles?
The cat's muscle fibers run perpendicular to its internal oblique muscles. The fibers of the external oblique muscles run opposite of the muscles.
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.
An adjective describing muscle fibers running in a straight line is?
oblique
The word used in muscle names that means diagonal to the midline is?
The term you are looking for is "oblique." Muscles that are described as oblique run at an angle or diagonal to the midline of the body.
What type of muscle is involuntary single-ovoid nuclei slow-twitch and has spindle-shaped fibers?
The type of muscle described is smooth muscle. Smooth muscle is involuntary, has single-ovoid nuclei, and contains slow-twitch fibers with spindle-shaped cells. It is found in organs such as the digestive tract and blood vessels.
What are the structural modifications of the stomach wall that enhance the digestive process?
presence of rugae presence of an oblique muscle layer
What additional muscle layer is the wall of the stomach that is not found in the digestive track?
The inner oblique layer of the muscularis mucosae.
What is the location of the heart and what muscle fibers i contain?
The heart is located in the mediastinum, in the center of the chest. It contains cardiac muscle fibers.
What is the Ipsilateral antagonist of right inferior oblique ocular muscle?
The ipsilateral antagonist of the right inferior oblique muscle is the right superior oblique muscle. The superior oblique muscle acts to depress and abduct the eye, while the inferior oblique muscle acts to elevate and abduct the eye.
What is the name given to the large white central expansion that binds the fibers of the internal abdominal oblique muscle to the linea Alba?
sarcolemma
What name is given to the the large white central expansion that binds the fibers of the internal abdominal oblique muscle to the linea Alba?
sarcolemma
Where is protein broken down in the digestive system?
muscle fibers
