psoas major muscle
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001298
The psoas major is a long fusiform muscle placed on the side of the lumbar region of the vertebral column and brim of the lesser pelvis. It joins the iliacus muscle to form the iliopsoas. In less than 50 per cent of subjects the psoas major is accompanied by the psoas minor. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psoas_major_muscle ]
Synonyms: psoas major
Term info
- FMA:18060
- NCIT:C33420
- BTO:0001877
- MA:0002358
- Wikipedia:Psoas_major_muscle
- SCTID:244952006
- UMLS:C0224419 (ncithesaurus:Psoas_Major)
- EMAPA:18169
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m. psoas major
uberon
UBERON:0001298
Psoas major
Term relations
- psoas muscle
- has muscle origin some transverse process of vertebra
- has muscle insertion some lesser trochanter