Flexor Pollicis Brevis Muscle

Preferred Label : Flexor Pollicis Brevis Muscle;

NCIt definition : A muscle in the hand that has a superficial head that originates from the flexor retinaculum and tubercle of the trapezium bone and a deep head that originates from the trapezoid and capitate bones; it attaches to the lateral side of the base of the proximal phalanx of the thumb and functions to flex the thumb at the metacarpophalangeal joint.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: A muscle of the hand, whose superficial head extends from the flexor retinaculum and tubercle of the trapezium bone and deep head that extends from the trapezoid and capitate bones, extending to the lateral side of the base of the proximal phalanx of the thumb; primary function is to flex the thumb at the metacarpophalangeal joint.;

Details

Origin ID

C186116;

UMLS CUI

C0224280;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Musculoskeletal System [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Flexor pollicis brevis [FMA entity]
- Flexor pollicis brevis muscle [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Flexor pollicis brevis muscle structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- flexor pollicis brevis muscle [SNOMED Notion]
- flexor pollicis brevis muscle [Radlex concept]
- flexor pollicis brevis muscle [UBERON concept]
- flexor pollicis brevis muscle [ICHI extension code]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Flexor pollicis brevis [FMA entity]
- Flexor pollicis brevis muscle structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- flexor pollicis brevis 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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