We're sorry, an error occurred. The external oblique muscle is one of the largest parts of the trunk area. Each side of the body has an external oblique muscle. The external oblique muscle is one of the outermost abdominal muscles, extending from the lower half of the ribs around and down to the pelvis.
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Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined. It has a direction oblique to that of the former motion.
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(May 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) The superior oblique muscle, or obliquus oculi superior, is a fusiform muscle originating in the upper, medial side of the orbit (i.e. from beside the nose) which abducts, depresses and internally rotates the eye. It is the only extraocular muscle innervated by the trochlear nerve (the fourth cranial nerve).
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The preganglionic parasympathetic fibers of the 3rd nerve which are transported by the nerve to the inferior oblique muscle arrive to the ciliary ganglion and from here the post-ganglionic parasympathetic fibers emerge.
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A muscle with origin from the fifth to twelfth ribs , with insertion into the anterior lateral lip of the iliac crest , the inguinal ligament , and the anterior layer of the sheath of the rectus muscle of the abdomen , with nerve supply from the ventral branches of the lower thoracic nerves , and whose action diminishes the capacity of the abdomen ...
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intorsion of the eye which increases on down gaze due to intact function of superior oblique muscle. An overview of the third, fourth and sixth cranial nerve palsies: palsies of the third, fourth and sixth cranial nerves have ophthalmological consequences. In this study, a case of snake bite with involvement of the lower oblique muscle was reported.
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The great importance of intorsion and extorsion produced by the two oblique muscles can only be understood when it is considered with regards to the other muscle actions present. The two obliques prevent the eye from rotating about its long axis (retina to pupil) when the superior and inferior rectus muscles contract.
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Synonyms: abdominal external oblique muscle, external oblique muscle, musculus obliquus externus abdominis. Antonyms: parallel - being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; parallel lines never converge; concentric circles are parallel; dancers in two parallel rows.
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Function[edit] The primary (main) action of the superior oblique muscle is intorsion (internal rotation), the secondary action is depression (primarily in the adducted position) and the tertiary action is abduction (lateral rotation).
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(Anat.) a muscle acting in a direction oblique to the mesial plane of the body, or to the associated muscles; - applied especially to two muscles of the eyeball.
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define oblique muscle
The oblique muscle is one of the outermost abdominal muscles, extending from the lower half of the ribs around and down to the pelvis.