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        | Origin: ribs 5-12 [image] |  | 
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        | External oblique insertion |  | Definition 
 
        | Insertion: anterior half of iliac crest, symphysis and superior pubis [image] |  | 
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 | Definition 
 
        | Action: compresses abdomen, depresses ribs, flexes spine, unilateral contraction causes contralateral rotation of waist [image] |  | 
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 | Definition 
 
        | Origin: iliac crest, inguinal ligament and thoracolumbar fascia [image] |  | 
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        | Internal oblique insertion |  | Definition 
 
        | Insertion: ribs 10-12, costal cartridges 7-10, pubis [image] |  | 
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 | Definition 
 
        | Action: compresses abdomen, depresses ribs, flexes spine, unilateral contraction causes ipsilateral rotation of waist [image] |  | 
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        | Transverse abdominis origin |  | Definition 
 
        | Origin: iliac crest, thoracolumbar fascia, inguinal ligament, and cartilidges of ribs 7-12 [image] |  | 
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        | Transverse abdominis insertion |  | Definition 
 
        | Insertion: linea alba, pubis [image] |  | 
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        | Transverse abdominis action |  | Definition 
 
        | Action: compresses abdomen [image] |  | 
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        | External intercostals origin |  | Definition 
 
        | Origin: inferior margin of ribs 1-11 [image] |  | 
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        | External intercostals insertion |  | Definition 
 
        | Insertion: superior border of rib below [image] |  | 
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        | External intercostals action |  | Definition 
 
        | Action: elevates and protracts ribs [image] |  | 
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        | Term 
 
        | Internal intercostals origin |  | Definition 
 
        | Origin: superior margin of ribs 2-12 [image] |  | 
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        | Term 
 
        | Internal intercostals insertion |  | Definition 
 
        | Insertion: inferior border of rib above [image] |  | 
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        | Term 
 
        | Internal intercostals action |  | Definition 
 
        | Action: depresses and retracts ribs [image] |  | 
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