supinator muscle
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003228
A muscle which originates on the distal humerus, inserts on the radius and accomplishes supination (rotation of the wrist). [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supinator_muscle ]
Synonyms: supinator
Term info
- Wikipedia:Supinator_muscle
- SCTID:181634007
- EMAPA:36208
- FMA:75002
- FMA:38512
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TODO - The term 'supinator' can also refer more generally to a muscle that causes supination of a part of the body. In older texts, the term 'supinator longus' was used to refer to the brachioradialis, and 'supinator brevis' was used to the muscle now known as the supinator.
supinator brevus, musculus supinator
uberon
UBERON:0003228
Supinator muscle, Supinator
Term relations
- forelimb zeugopod muscle
- has muscle antagonist some pronator teres
- has muscle insertion some radius bone
- innervated_by some radial nerve
- has muscle origin some ectepicondyle of humerus
- has muscle origin some ulna