Preferred Name

calcaneal tendon

Synonyms

Achilles' tendon

calcaneal tendon

Achilles tendon

tendo Achillis

Achille's tendon

tendo calcaneus

Definitions

The Achilles tendon is a tendon of the posterior leg. It serves to attach the plantaris, gastrocnemius (calf) and soleus muscles to the calcaneus (heel) bone.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003701

connects

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001383

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001450

database_cross_reference

Wikipedia:Achilles_tendon

NCIT:C32043

SCTID:181705009

EMAPA:35853

UMLS:C0001074

MESH:D000125

FMA:51061

GAID:277

MA:0002993

definition

The Achilles tendon is a tendon of the posterior leg. It serves to attach the plantaris, gastrocnemius (calf) and soleus muscles to the calcaneus (heel) bone.

depiction

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Achilles-tendon.jpg

external_ontology_notes

in FMA this is a ligament, and part of the muscle

function_notes

bipedalism, running

has exact synonym

Achilles' tendon

calcaneal tendon

Achilles tendon

tendo Achillis

Achille's tendon

tendo calcaneus

has_obo_namespace

uberon

id

UBERON:0003701

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#pheno_slim

label

calcaneal tendon

notation

UBERON:0003701

part_of

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001665

prefLabel

calcaneal tendon

taxon_notes

reduced in non-human primates

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001665

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000043

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0004270

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0008846

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