Popliteus Muscle

Preferred Label : Popliteus Muscle;

NCIt definition : A flat muscle located in the posterior compartment of the lower leg, which forms the floor of the lower part of the popliteal fossa, and originates on the lateral femoral epicondyle, with insertion on the posterior surface of the tibia, and which functions to rotate the tibia medially on the femur or, when the tibia is fixed, rotates the femur laterally on the tibia and provides dynamic stability to the posterolateral part of the knee.;

Details

Origin ID

C33340;

UMLS CUI

C0224457;

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

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