The most superficial muscle on the medial side of the thigh. It is thin and flattened, broad above, narrow and tapering below. It arises by a thin aponeurosis from the anterior margins of the lower half of the symphysis pubis and the upper half of the pubic arch. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracilis_muscle ]
Synonyms: gracilis muscle musculus gracilis
Term information
- BTO:0000536
- SCTID:181689005
- UMLS:C0224439 (ncithesaurus:Gracilis)
- FMA:43882
- EMAPA:36231
- MA:0002311
- galen:Gracilis
- NCIT:C52935
- Wikipedia:Gracilis_muscle
uberon_slim, human_reference_atlas
AAO has minor and major gracilis, which merge together, attaching the pelvic rim to the tibiofibula - this could be grouped with the mammalian gracilis at some level; note the current insertion site is 'tibia' which would be modified for amphibian tibiafibula
Term relations
- adductor muscle of hip
- hindlimb stylopod muscle
- has muscle insertion some tibia
- part of some hindlimb stylopod
- has muscle origin some innominate bone