BRENDA Tissue and Enzyme Source Ontology

Last uploaded: February 4, 2022
Preferred Name

semitendinosus
Synonyms

semitendinosus muscle

musculus semitendinosus

Definitions

A fusiform muscle of the posterior and inner part of the thigh that arises from the ischial tuberosity along with the biceps femoris, that is inserted by a long round tendon which forms part of the inner hamstring into the inner surface of the upper part of the shaft of the tibia, and that acts to flex the leg and rotate it medially and to extend the thigh.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0001236

definition

A fusiform muscle of the posterior and inner part of the thigh that arises from the ischial tuberosity along with the biceps femoris, that is inserted by a long round tendon which forms part of the inner hamstring into the inner surface of the upper part of the shaft of the tibia, and that acts to flex the leg and rotate it medially and to extend the thigh.

has_obo_namespace

BrendaTissueOBO

has_related_synonym

semitendinosus muscle

musculus semitendinosus

id

BTO:0001236

label

semitendinosus

notation

BTO:0001236

prefLabel

semitendinosus

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0003179

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0003179

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