adductor muscle
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0011145
A muscle capable of adduction. Adduction is a movement which brings a part of the anatomy closer to the middle sagittal plane of the body. It is opposed to abduction. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adductor_muscle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adduction ]
Term info
- TAO:0002136
- ZFA:0005268
- Wikipedia:Adductor_muscle
- FMA:74998
functional_classification
A muscle that brings a body part closer to the sagittal plane of the body.[TAO]
relationship loss: subclass cranial muscle (TAO:0001953)[TAO]
we place the TAO class here even though it is a cranial muscle; it is defined functionally
adductor
uberon
UBERON:0011145
Adductor muscle