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 ]
Synonyms: popliteal muscle, m.popliteus, popliteus, poplitea, popliteal
Term info
- EMAPA:36240
- MA:0002554
- UMLS:C0224457 (ncithesaurus:Popliteus_Muscle)
- FMA:22590
- NCIT:C33340
- Wikipedia:Popliteus_muscle
- SCTID:245032004
uberon_slim
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Gray439.png
musculus popliteus
uberon
UBERON:0001391
Popliteus
Term relations
- muscle of leg
- has muscle insertion some condyle of femur
- has muscle origin some tibia
- innervated_by some tibial nerve