NIH MeSH · D000071596Anatomy

Abdominal Oblique Muscles

Also known asAbdominal Oblique Muscle · Muscle, Abdominal Oblique · Muscles, Abdominal Oblique · Oblique Muscles, Abdominal · External Abdominal Oblique Muscle · External Oblique Muscle · External Oblique Muscles · Muscle, External Oblique · Muscles, External Oblique · Oblique Muscle, External · Oblique Muscles, External · Internal Abdominal Oblique Muscle

Definition

Muscles of the anterolateral abdominal wall consisting of the external oblique and the internal oblique muscles. The external abdominal oblique muscle fibers extend from lower thoracic ribs to the linea alba and the iliac crest. The internal abdominal oblique extend superomedially beneath the external oblique muscles.

MeSH classification

  • A02.633.567.050.375

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Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D000071596) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗