loading...| Preferred Name | gastrocnemius | |
| Synonyms |
musculus gastrocnemius m.gastrocnemius gastrocnemius muscle m. gastrocnemius |
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| Definitions |
The most superficial muscle of the triceps surae group, in the posterior portion of the lower hindleg. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001388 |
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| database_cross_reference |
galen:Gastrocnemius EHDAA2:0000701 NCIT:C32666 VHOG:0001193 Wikipedia:Gastrocnemius_muscle BTO:0000506 EMAPA:35375 EFO:0001413 SCTID:181700004 UMLS:C0242691 EHDAA:8293 FMA:22541 MA:0002306 |
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| definition |
The most superficial muscle of the triceps surae group, in the posterior portion of the lower hindleg. |
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| depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Gastrocnemius.png |
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| external_definition |
The most superficial calf muscle in the posterior part of the leg. [TFD][VHOG] |
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| has_exact_synonym |
m.gastrocnemius gastrocnemius muscle m. gastrocnemius |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
musculus gastrocnemius |
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| homology_notes |
The most prominent ventral muscle of the shank is the gastrocnemius, the 'calf' muscle. In mammals, it has two heads, resulting from the fusion of two different phylogenetic predecessors.[well established][VHOG] |
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| id |
UBERON:0001388 |
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| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#efo_slim |
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| label |
gastrocnemius |
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| notation |
UBERON:0001388 |
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| part_of | ||
| preferred label |
gastrocnemius |
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| prefLabel |
gastrocnemius |
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| RO_0002175 | ||
| taxon_notes |
In mammals this muscle has two heads[ISBN:0073040584] |
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| treeView | ||
| UBPROP_0000009 |
involved in standing, walking, running and jumping |
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| subClassOf |