Semispinalis Capitis

Preferred Label : Semispinalis Capitis;

NCIt definition : One of the transversospinales group of muscles, located in the superior portion of the neck and covering the semispinalis cervicis. It takes its origin from the medial tissue between the superior and inferior nuchal lines of the occipital bone, and inserts into the superior articular processes of the lower four cervical vertebrae and the tips of the transverse processes of the upper six or seven thoracic vertebrae; it functions to extend the neck.;

Details

Origin ID

C52989;

UMLS CUI

C0224318;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Musculoskeletal System [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Entire semispinalis capitis muscle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- right semispinalis capitis [Radlex concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Semispinalis capitis [FMA entity]
- Structure of semispinalis capitis muscle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- semispinalis capitis [UBERON concept]
- semispinalis capitis [Radlex concept]
- semispinalis capitis muscle [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Semispinalis capitis [FMA entity]
- Structure of semispinalis capitis muscle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- semispinalis capitis [UBERON concept]
- semispinalis capitis muscle [SNOMED Notion]

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