The lateral abdominal wall muscle that is the most superficial, immediately superficial to the internal oblique. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_cjm https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A9781435464339 ]
Synonyms: external oblique muscle external abdominal oblique muscle obliquus externus abdominis external oblique abdominal external oblique muscle
Term information
- FMA:13335
- VHOG:0000788
- EHDAA:8248
- UMLS:C0224375 (ncithesaurus:External_Oblique_Muscle)
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdominal_external_oblique_muscle
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0224375
- EHDAA2:0000469
- EMAPA:18162
- null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/244946005
- NCIT:C32567
- MA:0002345
organ_slim
external oblique abdominal muscles
obliquus externus abdominis muscle
external oblique abdominis
external oblique abdominis muscle
external abdominal oblique
external abdominal oblique muscle
oblique strength
obliquus externus abdominis
obliquus abdominis externus
obliquus externus
m. obliquus externus abdominis
external oblique
Behind the thorax, the lateral group (of muscles in reptiles and mammals) remains essentially as for amphibians. (It breaks into three sheet-like layers: external oblique muscle, the internal oblique, and the transversus). More anteriorly, however, the ribs, now enlarged, penetrate and alter this group of muscles. The transversus is excluded from the thorax and the external and internal obliques become, respectively, the external and internal intercostal muscles, which contribute to the new function of ventilation of the lungs.[well established][VHOG]
Term relations
- skeletal muscle organ and part of some anterior abdominal wall and immediately_superficial_to some abdominal internal oblique muscle
- abdominal oblique muscle
- has_muscle_origin some rib
- has_muscle_insertion some inguinal ligament
- immediately_superficial_to some abdominal internal oblique muscle
- innervated_by some intercostal nerve
- develops_from some external oblique pre-muscle mass
- transformation of some external oblique pre-muscle mass