| Term Name: | hypaxial musculature |
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| Synonyms: | hypaxial muscle, hypaxial muscles |
| Definition: | Musculature that is derived from the hypaxial myotome region, trunk muscles that lie ventral to the horizontal septum of the vertebrae. Hypaxial muscles include some vertebral muscles, the diaphragm, the abdominal muscles, and all limb muscles. |
| Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0008777] |