Extensor Carpi Radialis Muscles

Preferred Label : Extensor Carpi Radialis Muscles;

NCIt definition : A muscle group in the hand that controls radial extension and abduction or deviation of the wrist; either the extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle, which originates at the lateral epicondyle of the humerus and inserts at the third metacarpal bone, or the extensor carpi radialis longus muscle, which originates at the lateral supracondylar ridge of the humerus and inserts at the back base of the second metacarpal bone.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: A group of two muscles of the hand, the extensor carpi radialis brevis and extensor carpi radialis longus. Primary function is radial extension and abduction or deviation of the wrist.;

Details

Origin ID

C187833;

UMLS CUI

C0224265;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Musculoskeletal System [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Extensor carpi radiali muscle [FMA entity]
- Structure of extensor carpi radialis muscle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- extensor carpi radialis muscle [UBERON concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Extensor carpi radiali muscle [FMA entity]
- Structure of extensor carpi radialis muscle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- extensor carpi radialis muscle, nos [SNOMED Notion]
concept_is_in_subset
- 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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