oblique muscle
Anatomical term for muscles with an oblique fiber orientation, such as the abdominal obliques or the obliquus oculi muscles.
The abdominal oblique muscles are involved in twisting movements of the trunk.
The external oblique and internal oblique are part of the abdominal muscle group.
内腹斜筋 is the internal abdominal oblique muscle, another specific type of 斜筋.
Standard kanji spelling for the anatomical term.
Compound of 斜 (しゃ, 'oblique') and 筋 (きん, 'muscle'), directly describing the muscle's fiber orientation.