Cell Ontology

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Id http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002381
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002381
Preferred Name

pectoralis major
Definitions
The pectoralis major is a thick, fan-shaped muscle, situated at the upper front of the chest wall. It makes up the bulk of the chest muscles in the male and lies under the breast in the female. Underneath the pectoralis major is the pectoralis minor, a thin, triangular muscle. [WP,unvetted].
Synonyms
musculus pectoralis major
pectoralis major muscle
pectoralis major muscle structure
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class

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definition

The pectoralis major is a thick, fan-shaped muscle, situated at the upper front of the chest wall. It makes up the bulk of the chest muscles in the male and lies under the breast in the female. Underneath the pectoralis major is the pectoralis minor, a thin, triangular muscle. [WP,unvetted].
label
pectoralis major
prefLabel
pectoralis major
innervated_by
database_cross_reference
SCTID:181624003
UMLS:C0585574
NCIT:C33284
VHOG:0000895
EHDAA2:0001424
EMAPA:18179
Wikipedia:Pectoralis_major_muscle
EHDAA:8311
FMA:9627
MA:0002354
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notation
UBERON:0002381
in_subset
has muscle origin
attached to
has muscle insertion
has_related_synonym
musculus pectoralis major
id
UBERON:0002381
has_obo_namespace
uberon
depiction
functionally related to
connected to
present in taxon
attached to part of
subClassOf
type
has_exact_synonym
pectoralis major muscle
pectoralis major muscle structure
BSPO_0000108
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