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rectococcygeal muscle

Identification
Official Latin term musculus rectococcygeus
Official term rectococcygeal muscle
Unit identifier TAH:U2639
Unit type single
Materiality material
Navigation
Link to the unit rectococcygeal muscle
Links of entity generic: rectococcygeal muscle
Entity-oriented links Universal page Definition page
External links TA98 FMA PubMed
Partonomic links Level 2: large intestine Short Extended
Level 3: rectum Short Extended
Level 4: layers of rectum
Taxonomic links Level 1: cardinal part of organ Short Extended
Taxonomic links Level 2: organ component Short Extended
Level 3: organ component layer
Level 4: subdivision of muscular layer
Subsidiary language with Latin
Non Latin primary language
Taxonomic definition
Encyclopedic definition smooth muscle fibers originating on the anterior surface of the second and third coccygeal vertebrae and inserting on the posterior surface of the rectum, innervated by autonomic nerves, and acting to retract and elevate the rectum.
THIS rectococcygeal muscle
Genus THIS isa subdivision of longitudinal muscular layer of rectum
Defining property 1 THIS isSmoothMuscleof ( longitudinal muscular layer of rectum, coccyx )
Autogenerated definition A rectococcygeal muscle is a subdivision of longitudinal muscular layer of rectum [divisio strati muscularis longitudinalis recti] which is a smooth muscle of longitudinal muscular layer of rectum [stratum musculare longitudinale recti] with origin in coccyx [coccyx]
Partonomy
TAH:E10200
human body top
TAH:U2275
digestive system SOS
TAH:U2594
large intestine SOS
TAH:U2629
rectum SOS
TAH:U16024
layers of rectum TOS
TAH:U2637
muscular layer SOT
TAH:U2638
longitudinal muscular layer of rectum SOS
TAH:U2639 rectococcygeal muscle SOS
Taxonomy
Date: 20.11.2025