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quadratus lumborum

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001220

An abdominal muscle that inserts on the last rib and transverse processes of lumbar vertebrae. It is irregular and quadrilateral in shape, and broader below than above. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadratus_lumborum_muscle ]

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Label

quadratus lumborum

Synonyms

muscle of posterior abdominal wall

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Subsets

uberon_slim, organ_slim

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Gray1124.png

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uberon

UBERON:0001220

Term relations

Subclass of:

axial muscle
muscle of abdomen
muscle of vertebral column
has_muscle_insertion some lumbar vertebra
has_muscle_insertion some rib
has_muscle_insertion some transverse process of vertebra