gastrocnemius
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001388
The most superficial muscle of the triceps surae group, in the posterior portion of the lower hindleg. [ http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0073040584&isbn=1/ MP:0013188 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: m. gastrocnemius, m.gastrocnemius, gastrocnemius muscle
Term info
- EHDAA:8293
- VHOG:0001193
- UMLS:C0242691 (ncithesaurus:Gastrocnemius_Muscle)
- EMAPA:35375
- MA:0002306
- BTO:0000506
- EFO:0001413
- SCTID:181700004
- NCIT:C32666
- Wikipedia:Gastrocnemius_muscle
- EHDAA2:0000701
- FMA:22541
- galen:Gastrocnemius
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
The most superficial calf muscle in the posterior part of the leg. [TFD][VHOG]
The most prominent ventral muscle of the shank is the gastrocnemius, the 'calf' muscle. In mammals, it has two heads, resulting from the fusion of two different phylogenetic predecessors.[well established][VHOG]
In mammals this muscle has two heads[ISBN:0073040584]
involved in standing, walking, running and jumping
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Gastrocnemius.png
musculus gastrocnemius
uberon
UBERON:0001388
Gastrocnemius
Term relations
- hindlimb zeugopod muscle
- capable of some locomotion
- has muscle insertion some calcaneus
- has muscle insertion some calcaneal tendon
- contributes to morphology of some limb muscle
- has muscle antagonist some tibialis anterior
- has muscle origin some medial condyle of femur
- part of some triceps surae
- innervated_by some tibial nerve