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What does the Oblique muscles do?

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Rotate your torso

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What is an oblique muscle?
Muscle in the human anatomy are often named by a characteristics they have like they may be the superior xxxx muscle or named for a structure they attach to. An Oblique muscle is just that a muscle...
The action of the external oblique muscle is to?
Tense abdominal wall and compress abdominal contents.
What is the antagonistic muscles of internal oblique?
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_antagonistic_muscles_of_internal_obliquehttp://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_antagonistic_muscles_of_internal_oblique...
What is the action of the external oblique muscle?
fiber direction
What is an antagonist muscle to the external obliques?
erector spinae for spinal extension and quadratus lumborum for spinal abduction