Abdominal internal oblique muscle

Abdominal internal oblique muscle
The abdominal internal oblique muscle.
Muscles of the trunk.
Details
OriginInguinal ligament, iliac crest and the lumbodorsal fascia
InsertionLinea alba, pectineal line of pubis (via conjoint tendon) and ribs 10-12.
ArterySubcostal arteries
NerveThoracoabdominal nn. (T7-T11), subcostal n. (T12), iliohypogastric n. (L1) and ilioinguinal n. (L1)
ActionsBilateral: Compresses abdomen Unilateral: Ipsilateral trunk rotation
Identifiers
Latinmusculus obliquus internus abdominis
TA98A04.5.01.017
TA22373
FMA13891
Anatomical terms of muscle

The abdominal internal oblique muscle, also internal oblique muscle or interior oblique, is an abdominal muscle in the abdominal wall that lies below the external oblique muscle and just above the transverse abdominal muscle.


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