loading...| Preferred Name |
gracilis |
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| Synonyms |
gracilis muscle musculus gracilis |
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| Definitions |
The most superficial muscle on the medial side of the thigh. It is thin and flattened, broad above, narrow and tapering below. It arises by a thin aponeurosis from the anterior margins of the lower half of the symphysis pubis and the upper half of the pubic arch. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000950 |
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| database_cross_reference |
EMAPA:36231 galen:Gracilis SCTID:181689005 UMLS:C0224439 Wikipedia:Gracilis_muscle BTO:0000536 NCIT:C52935 FMA:43882 MA:0002311 |
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| definition |
The most superficial muscle on the medial side of the thigh. It is thin and flattened, broad above, narrow and tapering below. It arises by a thin aponeurosis from the anterior margins of the lower half of the symphysis pubis and the upper half of the pubic arch. |
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| depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Anterior_Hip_Muscles_2.PNG |
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| editor note |
AAO has minor and major gracilis, which merge together, attaching the pelvic rim to the tibiofibula - this could be grouped with the mammalian gracilis at some level; note the current insertion site is 'tibia' which would be modified for amphibian tibiafibula |
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| has_exact_synonym |
gracilis muscle musculus gracilis |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| id |
UBERON:0000950 |
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| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
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| label |
gracilis |
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| notation |
UBERON:0000950 |
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| prefLabel |
gracilis |
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| taxon_notes |
A&P heads in rat, single head in humans[DOI:10.1002/ar.22919] |
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