"Gracilis Muscle" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A slender and most superficial muscle in the inner THIGH which originates at the ramus of the PUBIC BONE near the PUBIC SYMPHYSIS and inserts at the proximal medial TIBIA. Its function is to abduct thigh, flex knee, and rotate leg medially. It is a common source of a MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP.
| Descriptor ID |
D000071976
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.633.567.425
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| Concept/Terms |
Gracilis Muscle- Gracilis Muscle
- Gracilis Muscles
- Muscle, Gracilis
- Muscles, Gracilis
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