Abdominal external oblique muscle

The external oblique muscle (Latin for " external obliques " ) springs alternating with the teeth of the musculus serratus anterior and the latissimus dorsi muscle of the fifth to twelfth rib. He moved with his belly tendon ( medial crus ) to the linea alba and with his pelvic tendon ( lateral crus ) for iliac.

Between its two terminal tendons is the external inguinal ring.

Function

One side tends musculus obliquus externus abdominis trunk to the same side and rotates it to the opposite side. Working the muscles of both sides, so they are responsible for flexion of the trunk and the raising of the pelvis, continue for exhalation and abdominal pressure.

Varieties

The muscle may have more or less jagged. In addition, there may be adhesions with the musculus serratus and latissimus dorsi the. Every now and then the oblique is also shared by the intermediate tendon. None of these varieties impair the function of the muscle.