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  2. Abdominal muscles - Wikipedia

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    There are three flat skeletal muscles in the antero-lateral wall of the abdomen. The external oblique, closest to the surface, extend inferiorly and medially, in the direction of sliding one’s four fingers into pants pockets. Perpendicular to it is the intermediate internal oblique, extending superiorly and medially, the direction the thumbs ...

  3. Abdomen - Wikipedia

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    There are three layers of muscles in the abdominal wall. They are, from the outside to the inside: external oblique , internal oblique , and transverse abdominal . [ 3 ] The first three layers extend between the vertebral column , the lower ribs, the iliac crest and pubis of the hip .

  4. Gastrointestinal wall - Wikipedia

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    The muscular layer consists of two layers of muscle, the inner and outer layer. [3] The muscle of the inner layer is arranged in circular rings around the tract, whereas the muscle of the outer layer is arranged longitudinally. The stomach has an extra layer, an inner oblique muscular layer. [1]

  5. Abdominal wall - Wikipedia

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    In anatomy, the abdominal wall represents the boundaries of the abdominal cavity.The abdominal wall is split into the anterolateral and posterior walls. [1]There is a common set of layers covering and forming all the walls: the deepest being the visceral peritoneum, which covers many of the abdominal organs (most of the large and small intestines, for example), and the parietal peritoneum ...

  6. Muscular layer - Wikipedia

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    Esophagus. Stomach. Intestines. v. t. e. The muscular layer (muscular coat, muscular fibers, muscularis propria, muscularis externa) is a region of muscle in many organs in the vertebrate body, adjacent to the submucosa. It is responsible for gut movement such as peristalsis. The Latin, tunica muscularis, may also be used.

  7. Stomach - Wikipedia

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    The stomach contains the thickest muscular layer consisting of three layers, thus maximum peristalsis occurs here. The inner oblique layer: This layer is responsible for creating the motion that churns and physically breaks down the food. It is the only layer of the three which is not seen in other parts of the digestive system. The antrum has ...

  8. Transverse abdominal muscle - Wikipedia

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    The transverse abdominal muscle (TVA), also known as the transverse abdominis, transversalis muscle and transversus abdominis muscle, is a muscle layer of the anterior and lateral (front and side) abdominal wall, deep to (layered below) the internal oblique muscle. It is thought by most fitness instructors to be a significant component of the core.

  9. Rectus abdominis muscle - Wikipedia

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    The rectus abdominis is an important postural muscle. It is responsible for flexing the lumbar spine, as when doing a crunch. The rib cage is brought up to where the pelvis is when the pelvis is fixed, or the pelvis can be brought towards the rib cage (posterior pelvic tilt) when the rib cage is fixed, such as in a leg-hip raise.