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hypaxial musculature

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Musculature that is derived from the hypaxial myotome region, trunk muscles that lie ventral to the horizontal septum of the vertebrae. Hypaxial muscles include some vertebral muscles, the diaphragm, the abdominal muscles, and all limb muscles. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epaxial_and_Hypaxial_muscles ]

Term info

Label

hypaxial musculature

Synonyms
  • hypaxial muscles
database cross reference
plural term
hypaxial muscles

external definition

Trunk muscle that lies ventral to the horizontal septum of the vertebrae.[AAO]

has related synonym

hypaxial muscle

id

UBERON:0008777

see also

https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/686

taxon notes

The hypaxial muscles are located on the lower side of the body, often below the horizontal septum in many species (primarily fish and amphibians). In amniotes, the positional distinctions have been lost as the body's muscles have changed through evolution, but in all species, the hypaxial muscles are innervated by the ventral ramus of the spinal nerves, while the epaxial muscles are innervated by the dorsal ramus.