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anconeus muscle

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002989

A small muscle on the posterior aspect of the elbow joint. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anconeus_muscle ]

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Label

anconeus muscle

Synonyms

anconeus
m. anconeus
musculus anconaeus
musculus anconeus

database cross reference

latin term

musculus anconaeus [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anconeus_muscle ]

latin term

musculus anconeus [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anconeus_muscle ]

comment

Some consider anconeus to be a continuation of the triceps brachii muscle. Some sources consider it to be part of the posterior compartment of the arm, while others consider it part of the posterior compartment of the forearm.

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Gray1232.png

has obo namespace

uberon

has related synonym

aconeus

UBERON:0002989

Term relations

Subclass of:

forelimb stylopod muscle
has_muscle_insertion some olecranon
has_muscle_origin some ectepicondyle of humerus
innervated_by some radial nerve