External Abdominal Oblique Muscle
Anatomy Terms
- Adductor Brevis Muscle
- Adductor Longus Muscle
- Adductor Magnus Muscle
- Biceps Brachii Muscle (Long Head)
- Biceps Brachii Muscle (Short Head)
- Brachialis Muscle
- Brachioradialis Muscle
- External Abdominal Oblique Muscle
- Femur
- Flexor Carpi Radialis Muscle
- Flexor Carpi Ulnaris Muscle
- Flexor Digitorum Profundus Muscle
- Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Muscle
- Gluteus Minimus Muscle
- Gracilis Muscle
- Humerus
- Iliacus Muscle
- Iliofemoral Ligament
- Iliopsoas Muscle
- Iliotibial Tract
- Inguinal Ligament
- Internal Abdominal Oblique Muscle
- Joint Capsule of Elbow
- Latissimus Dorsi Muscle
- Palmaris Longus Muscle
- Pectineus Muscle
- Pectoralis Major Muscle
- Pelvis
- Pronator Teres Muscle
- Pubic Symphysis
- Pubofemoral Ligament
- Radial Collateral Ligament of Elbow
- Rectus Abdominis Muscle
- Rectus Femoris Muscle
- Sacrotuberous Ligament
- Sartorius Muscle
- Serratus Anterior Muscle
- Thoracolumbar Fascia
- Trapezius Muscle
- Triceps Brachii Muscle (Lateral Head)
- Triceps Brachii Muscle (Long Head)
- Triceps Brachii Muscle (Medial Head)
- Ulnar Collateral Ligament of Elbow
- Vastus Intermedius Muscle
- Vastus Lateralis Muscle
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Full External Abdominal Oblique Muscle Description
[Continued from above] . . . and rotates it, bringing the shoulder of that side forward. The internal abdominal oblique muscle is also irregularly four-sided in form and lies under the external oblique muscle. Both sides, acting together, flex the vertebral column, drawing cartilage down toward the pubis. One side acting alone bends the vertebral column sideways, rotating it to bring the shoulder of the opposite side forward. Both of the abdominal oblique muscles work to compress abdominal contents, assist in the digestive process and in forced expiration.