Triceps Surae Muscle

Preferred Label : Triceps Surae Muscle;

NCIt synonyms : Triceps Surae;

NCIt definition : A pair of muscles in the posterior compartment of the lower leg comprising the soleus and the gastrocnemius muscles, the main function of which is plantar flexion of the foot. The soleus arises from the posterior tibia, whilst the gastrocnemius arises from the distal femur; both muscles insert into the calcaneus via the calcaneal tendon (Achilles).;

Details

Origin ID

C53181;

UMLS CUI

C0224458;

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

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