V cut

"V-Cut is a slang term often referring to the Internal and, external oblique muscles on the mid-section.

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Essential Laboratory Skills Guide

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Other Names

Hips (Upper), Waist (Sides), Obliques

Heads

External Oblique, Internal Oblique

Movement

Spine (Lumbar)

Flexion, Both Sides, Rotation, Rotation right, Rotation left, Lateral Flexion, Lateral flexion right, Lateral flexion left, Intra-abdominal Pressure

Origin

Ribs 5-12 (Lower 7 Ribs), External Surfaces, Thoracolumbar Fascia (Lumbar Fascia), ilium, Illiac Crest, Anterior two thirds, Inguinal Ligament, Lateral two thirds

Insertion

Rectus Abdominis Fascia (Lower Front), ilium, Anterior Crest, Inguinal Ligament, pubis, Crest, Conjoint Tendon, Ribs 8-12 (Lower 2-4 Ribs), Inferior borders, Linea Alba

Related Muscles

Quadratus Lumborum, Rectus Abdominis, Transversus Abdominis

Comments

The Obliques and the Transversus Abdominis increase the intra-abdominal pressure necessary for the support of the vertebral column in some exercises.