| Term | Definition |
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EXTERNAL OBLIQUES |
Flex vertebral column and compress abdominal wall; lateral flexion of vertebral column. Ventral rami of thoracic spinal nerves. |
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INTERNAL OBLIQUES |
Flex vertebral column and compress abdominal wall; lateral flexion of vertebral column. Ventral rami of thoracic spinal nerves. |
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RECTUS ABDOMINIS |
Flex vertebral column and compress abdominal wall. Ventral rami of thoracic nerve.. |
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TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS |
Flex vertebral column and compress abdominal wall; lateral flexion of vertebral column. Ventral rami of thoracic spinal nerves. |