which muscle compresses the abdominal contents, maintains posture, and, with unilateral contraction, causes contralateral rotation of the waist?

a) external abdominal oblique
b) transverse abdominal
c) rectus abdominis
d) internal abdominal oblique


a) external abdominal oblique

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