National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Biceps Femoris

Synonyms

Biceps Femoris

MUSCLE, BICEPS FEMORIS

BICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE

Definitions

A muscle in the back of the thigh. Its action involves the knee flexion and hip extension.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C53147

ALT_DEFINITION

A muscle in the thigh, in general extending from the ischial tuberosity and posterior femur to the fibula; primary function is to extend the femorotibial joint.

code

C53147

Concept_In_Subset

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

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77529

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 muscle in the back of the thigh. Its action involves the knee flexion and hip extension.

FULL_SYN

Biceps Femoris

MUSCLE, BICEPS FEMORIS

BICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE

label

Biceps Femoris

Legacy Concept Name

Biceps_Femoris

Preferred_Name

Biceps Femoris

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C53147

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0224449

subClassOf

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

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