Foundational Model of Anatomy

Last uploaded: May 13, 2019
Preferred Name

Levator costae
Synonyms

Levator muscle of rib

Levator costae muscle

Definitions

Cunningham 72:342 - Each levator costae is a small triangular muscle arising from the transverse processes of a vertebra from the 7th cervical to the 11th thoracic inclusive. It fans out as it descends to be inserted into the external surface of the rib below, between the tubercle and the angle.

ID

http://purl.org/sig/ont/fma/fma82353

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Cunningham 72:342 - Each levator costae is a small triangular muscle arising from the transverse processes of a vertebra from the 7th cervical to the 11th thoracic inclusive. It fans out as it descends to be inserted into the external surface of the rib below, between the tubercle and the angle.

FMAID

82353

label

Levator costae

preferred name

Levator costae

prefixIRI

fma:fma82353

prefLabel

Levator costae

synonym

Levator muscle of rib

Levator costae muscle

subClassOf

http://purl.org/sig/ont/fma/fma9619

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