anconeus muscle
A small muscle on the posterior aspect of the elbow joint. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anconeus_muscle ]
Synonyms: anconeus, m. anconeus, musculus anconeus, musculus anconaeus
Term info
- EMAPA:36181
- FMA:37704
- Wikipedia:Anconeus_muscle
- SCTID:244993003
- AAO:0010714
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.
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aconeus
uberon
UBERON:0002989
Anconeus
Term relations
- forelimb stylopod muscle
- has muscle insertion some olecranon
- innervated_by some radial nerve
- has muscle origin some ectepicondyle of humerus