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gracilis
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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. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracilis_muscle ]
Term info
Label
gracilis
Synonyms
- gracilis muscle
- musculus gracilis
Subsets
uberon_slim
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Anterior_Hip_Muscles_2.PNG
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
has obo namespace
uberon
id
UBERON:0000950
taxon notes
A&P heads in rat, single head in humans[DOI:10.1002/ar.22919]