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Abdominal Oblique Muscles MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Abdominal Oblique Muscles
Tree Number(s)
A02.633.567.050.375
Unique ID
D000071596
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000071596
Scope Note
Muscles of the anterolateral abdominal wall consisting of the external oblique and the internal oblique muscles. The external abdominal oblique muscle fibers extend from lower thoracic ribs to the linea alba and the iliac crest. The internal abdominal oblique extend superomedially beneath the external oblique muscles.
Entry Term(s)
External Abdominal Oblique Muscle
External Oblique Muscle
Internal Abdominal Oblique Muscle
Internal Oblique Muscle
Oblique Muscles, Abdominal
Previous Indexing
Abdomen (1977-2016)
Abdominal Muscles (1972-2016)
Abdominal Wall (1965-2016)
Public MeSH Note
2017
History Note
2017
Date Established
2017/01/01
Date of Entry
2016/06/29
Revision Date
2016/05/31
Abdominal Oblique Muscles Preferred
External Abdominal Oblique Muscle Narrower
Internal Abdominal Oblique Muscle Narrower
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