flexor pollicis longus muscle

Preferred Label : flexor pollicis longus muscle;

Uberon definition : A muscle in the forearm and hand that flexes the thumb. It lies in the same plane as the flexor digitorum profundus.;

Uberon related term : flexor pollicis muscle; flexor pollicis; flexor pollicis longus;

Uberon Taxon note : Modern humans are unique among hominids in having a flexor pollicis longus (FPL) muscle belly that is separate from that of the flexor digitorum profundus (FDP). While the FPL is not a separate muscle belly in extant great apes, a distinct tendon from the FDP belly might be present. In some individuals this tendon tend to act more like a ligament which restricts extension of the interphalangeal joint of the thumb. In orangutans there is a tendon similar in insertion and function to the FPL in humans, but which has an intrinsic origin on the oblique head of the adductor pollicis;

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Origin ID

0008446;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- flexor pollicis longus muscle [ICHI extension code]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Flexor Pollicis Longus Muscle [NCIt concept]
- Flexor pollicis longus [FMA entity]
- Flexor pollicis longus muscle [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Flexor pollicis longus muscle structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- flexor pollicis longus muscle [SNOMED Notion]
- flexor pollicis longus muscle [Radlex concept]
Uberon cross reference
- Entire flexor pollicis longus muscle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Flexor pollicis longus [FMA entity]
has muscle antagonist
- extensor pollicis longus muscle [UBERON concept]
has muscle insertion
- proximal epiphysis of distal phalanx of manual digit 1 [UBERON concept]
has muscle origin
- radius bone [UBERON concept]

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