<P> The external oblique is situated on the lateral and anterior parts of the abdomen . It is broad , thin , and irregularly quadrilateral , its muscular portion occupying the side , its aponeurosis the anterior wall of the abdomen . In most humans ( especially females ) , the oblique is not visible , due to subcutaneous fat deposits and the small size of the muscle . </P>
where is the external oblique located in the body
on the lateral and anterior parts of the abdomen