AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY

MUSCLE ANIMAL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What word means slanted? Ex. these muscles slant outward away from the midline.
A
Rectus
B
Oblique
C
Transverse
D
Sphincter
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -oblique muscle (plural oblique muscles) (anatomy) A muscle acting in a direction oblique to the mesial plane of the body, or to the associated muscles, applied especially to two muscles of the eyeball.

Detailed explanation-2: -So, the correct answer is ‘abductor’. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-3: -A movement of a body part away from the midline, either of the body as a whole or that of the hand or foot, is termed abduction (L., to carry away). A movement of the body part back toward the midline (i.e., to the anatomical position) is known as adduction.

Detailed explanation-4: -Adduction is a motion that pulls a structure or part towards the midline of the body, or towards the midline of a limb, carried out by one or more adductor muscles.

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