Oblique muscle fibers of stomach
Fibrae obliquae tunicae muscularis gastris
- Synonym: Oblique fibers of muscular layer of stomach
- Related terms: Oblique fibres
Definition
The oblique fibers (fibræ obliquæ) internal to the circular layer, are limited chiefly to the cardiac end of the stomach, where they are disposed as a thick uniform layer, covering both surfaces, some passing obliquely from left to right, others from right to left, around the cardiac end.
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
