AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -oblique means slanted or at an angle. rectus. rectus means in straight alignment with the vertical axis of the body. sphincter. the sphincter is a ring-like muscle that tightly constricts the opening of a passageway.

Detailed explanation-2: -sphincter muscle, any of the ringlike muscles surrounding and able to contract or close a bodily passage or opening.

Detailed explanation-3: -The term for an abnormal fibrous band that binds normally separated tissues is adhesion. These are formed due to inflammation, surgery or injury.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sphincters are circular muscles that open and close passages in the body to regulate the flow of substances, such as bile, urine (pee), and feces (poop), through the body. Although many are found in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, there are also sphincters in the urinary tract and blood vessels.

Detailed explanation-5: -Overview. Cervical dystonia, also called spasmodic torticollis, is a painful condition in which your neck muscles contract involuntarily, causing your head to twist or turn to one side.