plantaris

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0011905

Plantaris is a vestigial structure and one of the superficial muscles of the posterior crural compartment of the leg. It is innervated by the tibial nerve (S1, S2) . It is composed of a thin muscle belly and a long thin tendon. It is approximately 2-4 inches long, and is absent in 7 - 10% of the human population. It is one of the plantar flexors in the superior compartment of the leg along with the gastrocnemius, and soleus. The plantaris is considered an unimportant muscle, it mainly acts with gastrocnemius[WP]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantaris_muscle ]

Synonyms: musculus plantaris, plantaris

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FMA:22543
Wikipedia:Plantaris_muscle
EFO:0001979
EMAPA:36254

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efo_slim

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todo - coordinate with phenoscape-ext on representation of amphibian plantaris longus and profundus

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UBERON:0011905

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Plantaris

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hindlimb zeugopod muscle
has muscle insertion some calcaneal tendon
has muscle antagonist some tibialis anterior
innervated_by some tibial nerve
has muscle origin some femur