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Descriptor English: Rectus Abdominis
Descriptor Spanish: Recto del Abdomen
Descriptor recto del abdomen
Entry term(s) músculo recto del abdomen
recto abdominal
rectos del abdomen
rectus abdominis
Scope note: Músculo largo aplanado que se extiende a todo lo largo de ambos lados del abdomen. Permite la flexión de la columna vertebral, en particular la porción lumbar; también tensa la pared abdominal anterior y participa en la compresión del contenido abdominal. Es sitio frecuente de hematomas. Con frecuencia se utiliza en PROCEDIMIENTOS DE CIRUGÍA PLÁSTICA para crear un COLGAJO MIOCUTÁNEO. (Traducción libre del original: Gray's Anatomy, 30th American ed, p 491)
Descriptor Portuguese: Reto do Abdome
Descriptor French: Muscle droit de l'abdomen
Entry term(s): Abdomen Rectus Muscle
Abdomen Rectus Muscles
Recti Abdominis
Rectus Abdominus
Rectus Muscle of Abdomen
Tree number(s): A02.633.567.050.800
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017568
Scope note: A long flat muscle that extends along the whole length of both sides of the abdomen. It flexes the vertebral column, particularly the lumbar portion; it also tenses the anterior abdominal wall and assists in compressing the abdominal contents. It is frequently the site of hematomas. In PLASTIC SURGERY PROCEDURES it is often used for the creation of MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP. (From Gray's Anatomy, 30th American ed, p491)
Annotation: /growth: coordinate with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; /embryol: coordinate with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT if pertinent
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Abdominal Muscles (1966-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
DeCS ID: 31090
Unique ID: D017568
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Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/12/28
Revision Date: 2016/05/03
Rectus Abdominis - Preferred
Concept UI M0026631
Scope note A long flat muscle that extends along the whole length of both sides of the abdomen. It flexes the vertebral column, particularly the lumbar portion; it also tenses the anterior abdominal wall and assists in compressing the abdominal contents. It is frequently the site of hematomas. In PLASTIC SURGERY PROCEDURES it is often used for the creation of MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP. (From Gray's Anatomy, 30th American ed, p491)
Preferred term Rectus Abdominis
Entry term(s) Abdomen Rectus Muscle
Abdomen Rectus Muscles
Recti Abdominis
Rectus Abdominus
Rectus Muscle of Abdomen



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