loading...| Preferred Name |
gastrocnemius |
| Synonyms |
musculus gastrocnemius gastrocnemius muscle m.gastrocnemius m. gastrocnemius |
| Definitions |
The most superficial muscle of the triceps surae group, in the posterior portion of the lower hindleg. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001388 |
| capable of | |
| contributes to morphology of | |
| database_cross_reference |
EHDAA2:0000701 BTO:0000506 FMA:22541 galen:Gastrocnemius NCIT:C32666 Wikipedia:Gastrocnemius_muscle EFO:0001413 SCTID:181700004 UMLS:C0242691 VHOG:0001193 EMAPA:35375 MA:0002306 EHDAA:8293 |
| definition |
The most superficial muscle of the triceps surae group, in the posterior portion of the lower hindleg. |
| depicted by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Gastrocnemius.png |
| external_definition |
The most superficial calf muscle in the posterior part of the leg. [TFD][VHOG] |
| function_notes |
involved in standing, walking, running and jumping |
| has exact synonym |
gastrocnemius muscle m.gastrocnemius m. gastrocnemius |
| has muscle antagonist | |
| has muscle insertion | |
| has muscle origin | |
| has related synonym |
musculus gastrocnemius |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| homology_notes |
The most prominent ventral muscle of the shank is the gastrocnemius, the 'calf' muscle. In mammals, it has two heads, resulting from the fusion of two different phylogenetic predecessors.[well established][VHOG] |
| id |
UBERON:0001388 |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
| innervated_by | |
| label |
gastrocnemius |
| notation |
UBERON:0001388 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
gastrocnemius |
| present_in_taxon | |
| taxon_notes |
In mammals this muscle has two heads[ISBN:0073040584] |
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