The popliteus muscle in the leg is used to unlock the knee by laterally rotating the femur on the tibia during a closed chain movement (such as one with the foot in contact with the ground). [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popliteus_muscle ]
Synonyms: popliteal muscle m.popliteus popliteus poplitea popliteal
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Term information
database
cross reference
- SCTID:245032004
- FMA:22590
- EMAPA:36240
- MA:0002554
- NCIT:C33340
- UMLS:C0224457 (ncithesaurus:Popliteus_Muscle)
- Wikipedia:Popliteus_muscle
Subsets
uberon_slim, human_reference_atlas
Term relations
Subclass of:
- muscle of leg
- has muscle insertion some condyle of femur
- has muscle origin some tibia
- innervated_by some tibial nerve