loading...| Preferred Name |
intercostal muscle |
| Synonyms |
rib muscle musculus intercostalis respiratory muscle intercostales |
| Definitions |
the respiratory muscles that arise from the lower border of one rib and insert into the upper border of the adjoining rib |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001111 |
| database_cross_reference |
UMLS:C0021724 FMA:13354 EHDAA:5988 OpenCyc:Mx4rwQo8QJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA BTO:0005281 EFO:0001368 NCIT:C32824 EMAPA:18521 VHOG:0000903 MA:0003165 MESH:D007366 EHDAA2:0000841 GAID:159 MA:0002324 http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0021724 |
| definition |
the respiratory muscles that arise from the lower border of one rib and insert into the upper border of the adjoining rib |
| depicted_by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Gray411.png |
| develops_from | |
| has_exact_synonym |
musculus intercostalis |
| has_muscle_insertion | |
| has_muscle_origin | |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
rib muscle respiratory muscle intercostales |
| homology_notes |
Inspiration by active expansion of the thorax evolved later, in the ancestor of reptiles, birds, and mammals. This was powered originally by the intercostal muscles (as in lizards or crocodilians) and later (in mammals only) by a muscular diaphragm.[well established][VHOG] |
| id |
UBERON:0001111 |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim |
| innervated_by | |
| label |
intercostal muscle |
| located_in | |
| notation |
UBERON:0001111 |
| prefLabel |
intercostal muscle |
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| subClassOf |