Preferred Label : stapedius;
Definition : The stapedius muscle arises from the wall of the middle ear and is inserted into the
neck of the stapes. Its action is to pull the head of the stapes backward. [MeSH];
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0038151;
Origin ID : RID10188;
UMLS CUI : C0038151;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Semantic type(s)
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
The stapedius muscle arises from the wall of the middle ear and is inserted into the
neck of the stapes. Its action is to pull the head of the stapes backward. [MeSH]