Criteria for Naming Muscles

Directions of Muscle fibers (orientation relative to the midline of the body) Rectus Muscle fibers that run parallel to the midline of the body. Oblique Muscle fibers that are on a slant (diagonal) to the midline of the body. Transverse Muscle fibers that run perpendicular to the midline of the body. II. Relative size of the muscle ................
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