Opponens Pollicis Muscle

Preferred Label : Opponens Pollicis Muscle;

NCIt definition : A muscle that originates on the distal border of the flexor retinaculum and the tubercles of the scaphoid and trapezium, and inserts into the lateral aspect of the first metacarpal; it is involved in the rotation and flexion of the thumb and is supplied by the recurrent branch of the medial nerve and the superficial palmar branch of the radial artery.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: A muscle of the arm, in general extending from the distal border of the flexor retinaculum and the tubercles of the scaphoid and trapezium, to the lateral aspect of the first metacarpal; primary function is rotation and flexion of the thumb.;

Details

Origin ID

C150853;

UMLS CUI

C0224287;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Musculoskeletal System [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Opponens pollicis muscle [ICD-11 Extension code]
- opponens pollicis muscle [ICHI extension code]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Opponens pollicis [FMA entity]
- Structure of opponens pollicis muscle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- opponens pollicis muscle [Radlex concept]
- opponens pollicis muscle [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Opponens pollicis [FMA entity]
- Structure of opponens pollicis muscle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- opponens pollicis muscle [SNOMED Notion]
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- CDISC SDTM Anatomical Location Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SEND Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]

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