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popliteus muscle

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001391

The popliteus muscle in the leg is used to unlock the knee by laterally rotating the femur on the tibia during a closed chain movement (such as one with the foot in contact with the ground). [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popliteus_muscle ]

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Label

popliteus muscle

Synonyms

m.popliteus
poplitea
popliteal
popliteal muscle
popliteus

database cross reference

Subsets

uberon_slim

latin term

musculus popliteus [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popliteus_muscle ]

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has obo namespace

uberon

has related synonym

musculus popliteus

UBERON:0001391

Term relations

Subclass of:

muscle of leg
has_muscle_origin some tibia
innervated_by some tibial nerve
has_muscle_insertion some condyle of femur