gluteus medius
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001371
One of three gluteal muscles, is a broad, thick, radiating muscle, situated on the outer surface of the pelvis. Its posterior third is covered by the gluteus maximus, its anterior two-thirds by the gluteal aponeurosis, which separates it from the superficial fascia and integument. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluteus_medius_muscle ]
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- UMLS:C0224425 (ncithesaurus:Gluteus_Medius)
- galen:GluteusMedius
- NCIT:C52933
- EMAPA:19163
- Wikipedia:Gluteus_medius_muscle
- FMA:22315
- MA:0002310
- SCTID:181675000
uberon_slim
A&P heads in rat, single head in humans[DOI:10.1002/ar.22919]
gluteus medius muscle, musculus gluteus medius
uberon
UBERON:0001371
Gluteus medius
Term relations
- gluteal muscle
- has muscle origin some ilium
- attached to some greater trochanter
- has muscle insertion some greater trochanter