loading...| Preferred Name | longissimus thoracis muscle | |
| Synonyms |
musculus longissimus thoracis longissimus thoracis longissimus dorsi musculus longissimus dorsi longissimus dorsi muscle |
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| Definitions |
The longissimus thoracis is the intermediate and largest of the continuations of the sacrospinalis.[WP]. intermediate erector spinae muscle of back; origin, with iliocostalis and from transverse processes of lower thoracic vertebrae; insertion, by lateral slips into most or all of the ribs between angles and tubercles and into tips of transverse processes of upper lumbar vertebrae, and by medial slips into accessory processes of upper lumbar and transverse processes of thoracic vertebrae; action, extends vertebral column; nerve supply, dorsal primary rami of thoracic and lumbar spinal nerves[Stedmans]. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001401 |
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| database_cross_reference |
AAO:0010775 BTO:0001651 UMLS:C0224307 NCIT:C53169 SCTID:244859003 Wikipedia:Longissimus#Longissimus_thoracis EMAPA:37653 FMA:22709 MA:0002339 |
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| definition |
The longissimus thoracis is the intermediate and largest of the continuations of the sacrospinalis.[WP]. intermediate erector spinae muscle of back; origin, with iliocostalis and from transverse processes of lower thoracic vertebrae; insertion, by lateral slips into most or all of the ribs between angles and tubercles and into tips of transverse processes of upper lumbar vertebrae, and by medial slips into accessory processes of upper lumbar and transverse processes of thoracic vertebrae; action, extends vertebral column; nerve supply, dorsal primary rami of thoracic and lumbar spinal nerves[Stedmans]. |
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| depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Longissimus.png |
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| editor note |
TODO - add logical definition to determine if AAO class belongs here. Classified as erector spinae in AAO |
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| external_definition |
Epaxial muscle which originates on the antero-lateral urostyle and inserts variably along the neural spines and transverse processes of the presacral vertebrae to the exoccipital bone.[AAO] |
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| has_exact_synonym |
musculus longissimus thoracis longissimus thoracis longissimus dorsi musculus longissimus dorsi longissimus dorsi muscle |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| id |
UBERON:0001401 |
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| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
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| label |
longissimus thoracis muscle |
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| notation |
UBERON:0001401 |
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| preferred label |
longissimus thoracis muscle |
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| prefLabel |
longissimus thoracis muscle |
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| RO_0002175 | ||
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