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Preferred Name

Serratus Anterior Muscle
Synonyms

SERRATUS ANTERIOR MUSCLE

Serratus Magnus

Serratus Anterior Muscle

Definitions

A large muscle of the axial skeleton, with origin from the first through the eighth or ninth rib, and insertion on the scapula, which is responsible for multiple arm movements, including anteversion of the arm, protraction of the scapula, and stabilization of the scapula against the thoracic wall.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33540

ALT_DEFINITION

A muscle of the thorax, in general extending from the first through the eighth or ninth rib to the scapula; primary function is anteversion of the arm, protraction of the scapula, and stabilization of the scapula against the thoracic wall.

code

C33540

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74456

Contributing_Source

CDISC

DEFINITION

A large muscle of the axial skeleton, with origin from the first through the eighth or ninth rib, and insertion on the scapula, which is responsible for multiple arm movements, including anteversion of the arm, protraction of the scapula, and stabilization of the scapula against the thoracic wall.

FULL_SYN

SERRATUS ANTERIOR MUSCLE

Serratus Magnus

Serratus Anterior Muscle

label

Serratus Anterior Muscle

Legacy Concept Name

Serratus_Magnus

Preferred_Name

Serratus Anterior Muscle

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C33540

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C1519264

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13056

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