Preferred Label : serratus dorsalis superior muscle;
Uberon definition : The serratus dorsalis superior is a thin, quadrilateral muscle, situated at the upper
and back part of the thorax. It arises by a thin and broad aponeurosis from the lower
part of the ligamentum nuchae, from the spinous processes of the seventh cervical
and upper two or three thoracic vertebræ and from the supraspinal ligament. Inclining
downward and lateralward it becomes muscular, and is inserted, by four fleshy digitations,
into the upper borders of the second, third, fourth, and fifth ribs, a little beyond
their angles. [WP,unvetted].;
Uberon synonym : serratus dorsalis cranialis muscle; superior serratus dorsalis; serratus dorsalis cranialis; serratus posterior superior; superior serratus posterior;
Origin ID : 0001126;
UMLS CUI : C1710058;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Uberon cross reference
- has muscle origin
The serratus dorsalis superior is a thin, quadrilateral muscle, situated at the upper
and back part of the thorax. It arises by a thin and broad aponeurosis from the lower
part of the ligamentum nuchae, from the spinous processes of the seventh cervical
and upper two or three thoracic vertebræ and from the supraspinal ligament. Inclining
downward and lateralward it becomes muscular, and is inserted, by four fleshy digitations,
into the upper borders of the second, third, fourth, and fifth ribs, a little beyond
their angles. [WP,unvetted].
