psoas major muscle

long fusiform muscle located in the lumbar region
AnatomicalStructure class_of_anatomical_entity Q1550323
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psoas major muscle

Summary

psoas major muscle is a class of anatomical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of class_of_anatomical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (413 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • psoas major muscle's image is recorded as Psoas major muscle - animation04.gif[3].
  • psoas major muscle's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[4].
  • psoas major muscle's instance of is recorded as chiral muscle organ type[5].
  • psoas major muscle's subclass of is recorded as particular anatomical entity[6].
  • psoas major muscle's subclass of is recorded as lower limb muscles[7].
  • psoas major muscle's part of is recorded as iliopsoas[8].
  • psoas major muscle's Commons category is recorded as Psoas major muscles[9].
  • psoas major muscle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07kb7c[10].
  • psoas major muscle's Terminologia Anatomica 98 ID is recorded as A04.7.02.004[11].
  • psoas major muscle's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[12].
  • psoas major muscle's Foundational Model of Anatomy ID is recorded as 18060[13].
  • psoas major muscle's UBERON ID is recorded as 0001298[14].
  • psoas major muscle's antagonist muscle is recorded as gluteus maximus muscle[15].
  • psoas major muscle's UMLS CUI is recorded as C0224419[16].
  • psoas major muscle's innervated by is recorded as Anterior ramus of first lumbar nerve[17].
  • psoas major muscle's innervated by is recorded as Anterior ramus of second lumbar nerve[18].
  • psoas major muscle's innervated by is recorded as Anterior ramus of third lumbar nerve[19].
  • psoas major muscle's muscle action is recorded as flexion of the hip joint[20].
  • psoas major muscle's muscle action is recorded as medially rotating the hip joint[21].
  • psoas major muscle's muscle action is recorded as flexion of the torso[22].
  • psoas major muscle's WikiSkripta article ID is recorded as 21974[23].
  • psoas major muscle's muscle origin is recorded as T12 vertebra[24].
  • psoas major muscle's muscle origin is recorded as L1 vertebra[25].
  • psoas major muscle's muscle origin is recorded as L2 vertebra[26].
  • psoas major muscle's muscle origin is recorded as L3 vertebra[27].

Why It Matters

psoas major muscle ranks in the top 9% of class_of_anatomical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (413 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 9 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] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . UMLS 2023. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Anatomy and Human Movement Structure and Function 6th edition. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Anatomy and Human Movement Structure and Function 6th edition. 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] . Anatomy and Human Movement Structure and Function 6th edition. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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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