plantaris
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0011905
Plantaris is a vestigial structure and one of the superficial muscles of the posterior crural compartment of the leg. It is innervated by the tibial nerve (S1, S2) . It is composed of a thin muscle belly and a long thin tendon. It is approximately 2-4 inches long, and is absent in 7 - 10% of the human population. It is one of the plantar flexors in the superior compartment of the leg along with the gastrocnemius, and soleus. The plantaris is considered an unimportant muscle, it mainly acts with gastrocnemius[WP]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantaris_muscle ]
Synonyms: musculus plantaris, plantaris
Term info
- EFO:0001979
- EMAPA:36254
- FMA:22543
- Wikipedia:Plantaris_muscle
efo_slim
todo - coordinate with phenoscape-ext on representation of amphibian plantaris longus and profundus
uberon
UBERON:0011905
Plantaris
Term relations
- hindlimb zeugopod muscle
- has muscle insertion some calcaneal tendon
- has muscle antagonist some tibialis anterior
- innervated_by some tibial nerve
- has muscle origin some femur