National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Rectus Abdominis Muscle

Synonyms

Rectus Abdominis Muscle

Definitions

Two vertically parallel muscles located on the anterior abdominal wall, which originate on the pubic crest and insert on the coastal cartilages of ribs five through seven and the xyphoid process; both muscles function to flex the lumbar spine.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33449

code

C33449

DEFINITION

Two vertically parallel muscles located on the anterior abdominal wall, which originate on the pubic crest and insert on the coastal cartilages of ribs five through seven and the xyphoid process; both muscles function to flex the lumbar spine.

FULL_SYN

Rectus Abdominis Muscle

label

Rectus Abdominis Muscle

Legacy Concept Name

Rectus_Abdominis

Preferred_Name

Rectus Abdominis Muscle

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C33449

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0206066

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33658

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