loading...| Preferred Name | flexor pollicis longus muscle | |
| Synonyms |
musculus flexor pollicis longus flexor pollicis longus flexor pollicis muscle flexor pollicis |
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| Definitions |
A muscle in the forearm and hand that flexes the thumb. It lies in the same plane as the flexor digitorum profundus. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0008446 |
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| altLabel |
musculus flexor pollicis longus flexor pollicis longus flexor pollicis muscle flexor pollicis |
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| ccf_is_provisional |
false |
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| ccf_pref_label |
flexor pollicis longus muscle |
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| definition |
A muscle in the forearm and hand that flexes the thumb. It lies in the same plane as the flexor digitorum profundus. |
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| depiction | ||
| has related synonym |
musculus flexor pollicis longus flexor pollicis longus flexor pollicis muscle flexor pollicis |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| id |
UBERON:0008446 |
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| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
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| label |
flexor pollicis longus muscle |
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| notation |
UBERON:0008446 |
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| prefLabel |
flexor pollicis longus muscle |
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| present in taxon | ||
| taxon_notes |
Modern humans are unique among hominids in having a flexor pollicis longus (FPL) muscle belly that is separate from that of the flexor digitorum profundus (FDP). While the FPL is not a separate muscle belly in extant great apes, a distinct tendon from the FDP belly might be present. In some individuals this tendon tend to act more like a ligament which restricts extension of the interphalangeal joint of the thumb. In orangutans there is a tendon similar in insertion and function to the FPL in humans, but which has an intrinsic origin on the oblique head of the adductor pollicis |
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| xRef |
FMA:38481 Wikipedia:Flexor_pollicis_longus_muscle SCTID:361818001 |
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