Ma'anar ƙamus na "tsokar ciki" tana nufin kowane rukuni na tsokoki da ke gaban ciki. Tsokoki na ciki, wanda kuma aka sani da abs, sun haɗa da abdominis na dubura, na waje obliques, na ciki, da kuma abdominis na transversus. Wadannan tsokoki suna taka muhimmiyar rawa wajen tallafawa mahimmanci, kiyaye matsayi, da kuma ba da damar motsi kamar lankwasawa, karkatarwa, da juyawa. Sau da yawa ana neman ƙwanƙwaran tsokoki na ciki masu ƙarfi da ƙaƙƙarfan ƙaƙƙarfan ƙaƙƙarfan ƙaƙƙarfan ƙaƙƙarfan tsokar ciki don ƙayatarwa da aiki.