levator palpebrae superioris
The levator palpebrae superioris (or levator muscle of upper eyelid) is the muscle in the orbit that elevates the superior (upper) eyelid. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levator_palpebrae_superioris ]
Term info
database cross reference
- NCIT:C52802
- FMA:49041
- EMAPA:36652
- Wikipedia:Levator_palpebrae_superioris
- MA:0001272
- SCTID:244774006
- UMLS:C0224134 (ncithesaurus:Levator_Palpebrae_Superioris)
Subsets
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Eyemuscles.png
has obo namespace
uberon
id
UBERON:0001604
prefLabel
Levator palpebrae superioris
Term relations
Subclass of:
- extra-ocular muscle
- has muscle insertion some eyelid tarsus
- has muscle origin some sphenoid bone
- part of some eyelid