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Descriptor English: Quadriceps Muscle
Descriptor Spanish: Músculo Cuádriceps
Descriptor músculo cuádriceps
Scope note: Cuádriceps femoral, nombre colectivo dado al músculo de cuatro cabezas del muslo, formado por el recto femoral, el vasto intermedio, el vasto lateral y el vasto medial.
Descriptor Portuguese: Músculo Quadríceps
Descriptor French: Muscle quadriceps fémoral
Entry term(s): Muscle, Quadriceps
Muscles, Quadriceps
Quadriceps Femoris
Quadriceps Muscles
Rectus Femoris
Vastus Intermedius
Vastus Lateralis
Vastus Medialis
Tree number(s): A02.633.567.850
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D052097
Scope note: The quadriceps femoris. A collective name of the four-headed skeletal muscle of the thigh, comprised of the rectus femoris, vastus intermedius, vastus lateralis, and vastus medialis.
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: Muscle, Skeletal (1995-2005)
Muscles (1963-1994)
Public MeSH Note: 2006
History Note: 2006
DeCS ID: 50351
Unique ID: D052097
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Date Established: 2006/01/01
Date of Entry: 2005/06/30
Revision Date: 2008/07/08
Quadriceps Muscle - Preferred
Concept UI M0483163
Scope note The quadriceps femoris. A collective name of the four-headed skeletal muscle of the thigh, comprised of the rectus femoris, vastus intermedius, vastus lateralis, and vastus medialis.
Preferred term Quadriceps Muscle
Entry term(s) Muscle, Quadriceps
Muscles, Quadriceps
Quadriceps Femoris
Quadriceps Muscles
Vastus Medialis - Narrower
Concept UI M0483167
Preferred term Vastus Medialis
Vastus Intermedius - Narrower
Concept UI M0483165
Preferred term Vastus Intermedius
Rectus Femoris - Narrower
Concept UI M0483164
Preferred term Rectus Femoris
Vastus Lateralis - Narrower
Concept UI M0483166
Preferred term Vastus Lateralis



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