| | Abdomen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) |
 | | The obliquus externus (external oblique) muscle is the outer most muscle covering the side of the abdomen. |
 | | The obliquus internus (internal or ascending oblique) muscle is triangularly shaped and is smaller and thinner then the external oblique muscle that overlays it. |
 | | The muscle is crossed by three tendinous intersections called the linae transversae. |
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