Superior Rectus Muscle

Preferred Label : Superior Rectus Muscle;

NCIt related terms : MUSCLE, DORSAL RECTUS;

NCIt definition : One of the extraoculomotor muscles, which arises from a common tendinous ring in the posterior portion of the orbit, inserts on the upper part of the sclera, is innervated by CN III, and functions to elevate, adduct, and medially rotate the eye.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: A muscle of the eye, in general extending from the annulus of Zinn to the dorsal aspect of the eye at the annulus tendineus; primary function is depression of the eyeball.;

Details

Origin ID

C33694;

UMLS CUI

C0582818;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Head and Neck [NCIt concept]
- Musculoskeletal System [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Superior rectus [FMA entity]
- Superior rectus muscle [ICD-11 Extension code]
- superior rectus extraocular muscle [UBERON concept]
- superior rectus muscle [ICHI extension code]
- superior rectus muscle [Radlex concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Superior rectus muscle structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- superior rectus muscle [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Superior rectus [FMA entity]
- Superior rectus muscle structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- superior rectus extraocular muscle [UBERON concept]
- superior rectus muscle [SNOMED Notion]
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- Orbit [NCIt concept]
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- CDISC SEND Biospecimens Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SEND Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]

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