loading...| Preferred Name |
sternocleidomastoid |
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| Synonyms |
sternomastoid sternocleidomastoid muscle sternomastoid muscle sterno-mastoid SCM supraclavicularis muscle musculus sternocleidomastoideus sterno-cleido-mastoid sternocleidomastoid sternocleidomastoidei sternocleidomastoideus muscle sternocleidomastoids sternocleidomastoid muscles sternocleidomastoideus |
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| Definitions |
A paired muscle in the superficial layers of the anterior portion of the neck. It acts to flex and rotate the head. It also acts as an accessory muscle of inspiration, along with the scalene muscles of the neck. [WP,unvetted]. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001128 |
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| ccf_is_provisional |
false |
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| ccf_part_of | ||
| ccf_pref_label |
sternocleidomastoid muscle |
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| definition |
A paired muscle in the superficial layers of the anterior portion of the neck. It acts to flex and rotate the head. It also acts as an accessory muscle of inspiration, along with the scalene muscles of the neck. [WP,unvetted]. |
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| depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Gray512.png http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Gray512.svg |
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| editor note |
TODO: sternocleidomastoid = sternomastoid + Cleidomastoideus. Origin: from manubrium sterni (sterno) and clavicle (cleido) and it's insertion at the mastoid process of the temporal bone. |
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| has broad synonym |
SCM |
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| has exact synonym |
sternomastoid sternocleidomastoid muscle sternomastoid muscle sterno-mastoid |
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| has related synonym |
supraclavicularis muscle musculus sternocleidomastoideus sterno-cleido-mastoid sternocleidomastoid sternocleidomastoidei sternomastoid sternocleidomastoideus muscle sternomastoid muscle sternocleidomastoids sternocleidomastoid muscles sternocleidomastoideus sterno-mastoid |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| homology_notes |
The sternomastoid and the three parts of the trapezius are branchiomeric muscles that have secondarily acquired an attachment to the pectoral girdle. They evolved from the fish cucullaris.[well established][VHOG] |
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| id |
UBERON:0001128 |
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| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
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| label |
sternocleidomastoid |
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| notation |
UBERON:0001128 |
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| prefLabel |
sternocleidomastoid |
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| present in taxon | ||
| xRef |
BTO:0005125 SCTID:181741009 NCIT:C33616 MA:0002384 FMA:13407 VHOG:0000853 UMLS:C0224153 Wikipedia:Sternocleidomastoid_muscle EMAPA:25137 |
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| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002377 |