loading...| Preferred Name |
Superior Rectus Muscle |
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| Synonyms |
MUSCLE, DORSAL RECTUS Superior Rectus Muscle |
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| Definitions |
One of the extraoculomotor muscles, which arises from a common tendinous ring in the posterior portion of the orbit, inserts on the upper part of the sclera, is innervated by CN III, and functions to elevate, adduct, and medially rotate the eye. |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33694 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
A muscle of the eye, in general extending from the annulus of Zinn to the dorsal aspect of the eye at the annulus tendineus; primary function is depression of the eyeball. |
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| code |
C33694 |
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| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77529 |
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| Contributing_Source |
CDISC |
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| DEFINITION |
One of the extraoculomotor muscles, which arises from a common tendinous ring in the posterior portion of the orbit, inserts on the upper part of the sclera, is innervated by CN III, and functions to elevate, adduct, and medially rotate the eye. |
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| FULL_SYN |
MUSCLE, DORSAL RECTUS Superior Rectus Muscle |
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| label |
Superior Rectus Muscle |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Superior_Rectus_Muscle |
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| Preferred_Name |
Superior Rectus Muscle |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C33694 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Anatomical Structure |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0582818 |
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| subClassOf |