piriformis muscle

One of six small hip muscles in the lateral rotator group
AnatomicalStructure class_of_anatomical_entity Q1144893
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piriformis muscle

Summary

piriformis muscle is a class of anatomical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of class_of_anatomical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (428 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • piriformis muscle's image is recorded as Piriformis large.gif[3].
  • piriformis muscle's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[4].
  • piriformis muscle's instance of is recorded as chiral muscle organ type[5].
  • piriformis muscle's subclass of is recorded as gluteal muscles[6].
  • piriformis muscle's subclass of is recorded as particular anatomical entity[7].
  • piriformis muscle's part of is recorded as deep gluteal muscles[8].
  • piriformis muscle's part of is recorded as Q119724802[9].
  • piriformis muscle's Commons category is recorded as Piriformis muscles[10].
  • piriformis muscle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/046b4n[11].
  • piriformis muscle's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0201379[12].
  • piriformis muscle's Terminologia Anatomica 98 ID is recorded as A04.7.02.011[13].
  • piriformis muscle's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[14].
  • piriformis muscle's Foundational Model of Anatomy ID is recorded as 19082[15].
  • piriformis muscle's UBERON ID is recorded as 0008529[16].
  • piriformis muscle's connects with is recorded as bursa of piriformis[17].
  • piriformis muscle's UMLS CUI is recorded as C0224429[18].
  • piriformis muscle's innervated by is recorded as Anterior ramus of first sacral nerve[19].
  • piriformis muscle's innervated by is recorded as Anterior ramus of second sacral nerve[20].
  • piriformis muscle's muscle action is recorded as laterally rotation of the hip joint[21].
  • piriformis muscle's WikiSkripta article ID is recorded as 22079[22].
  • piriformis muscle's muscle origin is recorded as sacrum[23].
  • piriformis muscle's muscle origin is recorded as sacrotuberous ligament[24].
  • piriformis muscle's muscle insertion is recorded as greater trochanter[25].
  • piriformis muscle's GPnotebook ID is recorded as -1281753008[26].
  • piriformis muscle's TA98 Latin term is recorded as m. piriformis[27].

Why It Matters

piriformis muscle ranks in the top 9% of class_of_anatomical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (428 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . UMLS 2023. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Anatomy and Human Movement Structure and Function 6th edition. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Anatomy and Human Movement Structure and Function 6th edition. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Anatomy and Human Movement Structure and Function 6th edition. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . unifr.ch. unifr.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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