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Q: What causes the external oblique to contract?
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What is the opposing muscle of the external oblique?

internal oblique opposes the external oblique


What part of abdominal girdle forms external lateral walls of abdomen?

External Oblique


What runs deep to the external oblique?

internal oblique


What four muscles help form the abdominal girdle?

External Oblique Internal Oblique Transversus Abdominis REctus Abdominis


Which abdominal muscles rotate the trunk to the same side?

The right internal oblique and the left external oblique contract as the torso flexes and rotates to bring the left shoulder towards the right hip. The left internal oblique and the right external oblique rotates the right shoulder to the left hip (as in grapping for your seat belt). For this reason, the internal obliques are referred to as "same side rotators."


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 forms external lateral walls?

external oblique


What runs deep in the external oblique?

internal oblique by an Anatomy student


Superficial and deep mucles in appendectomy incision?

From superficial to deep the mucsles are: external oblique internal oblique transversus abdominis


What does the external oblique do?

The function of the external oblique is to pull the chest downward and compress the abdominal cavity. In other words, it helps you bend over.


What muscle forms the external lateral wall of the abdomen?

External Oblique


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.