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Descriptor English: Superficial Back Muscles
Descriptor Spanish: Músculos Superficiales de la Espalda
Descriptor músculos superficiales de la espalda
Entry term(s) músculos dorsales superficiales
músculos superficiales del dorso
Scope note: Capa superior de los músculos de la espalda cuya función es mover la ESCÁPULA. Este grupo de músculos está constituido por el trapecio, dorsal ancho, romboides mayor, romboides menor y elevador de la escápula.
Descriptor Portuguese: Músculos Superficiais do Dorso
Descriptor French: Muscles superficiels du dos
Entry term(s): Back Muscle, Superficial
Back Muscles, Superficial
Dorsi, Latissimus
Dorsus, Latissimus
Latissimus Dorsi
Latissimus Dorsus
Levator Scapulae
Muscle, Superficial Back
Muscle, Trapezius
Muscles, Superficial Back
Muscles, Trapezius
Rhomboid Major
Rhomboid Majors
Rhomboid Minor
Rhomboid Minors
Scapulae, Levator
Superficial Back Muscle
Trapezius
Trapezius Muscle
Trapezius Muscles
Tree number(s): A02.633.567.175.875
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D064171
Scope note: The top layer of the back muscles whose function is to move the SCAPULA. This group of muscles consists of the trapezius, latissimus dorsi, rhomboid major, rhomboid minor and levator scapulae.
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 (1972-2013)
Public MeSH Note: 2014
History Note: 2014
DeCS ID: 55180
Unique ID: D064171
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2014/01/01
Date of Entry: 2013/07/08
Superficial Back Muscles - Preferred
Concept UI M0579783
Scope note The top layer of the back muscles whose function is to move the SCAPULA. This group of muscles consists of the trapezius, latissimus dorsi, rhomboid major, rhomboid minor and levator scapulae.
Preferred term Superficial Back Muscles
Entry term(s) Back Muscle, Superficial
Back Muscles, Superficial
Muscle, Superficial Back
Muscles, Superficial Back
Superficial Back Muscle
Levator Scapulae - Narrower
Concept UI M0580055
Preferred term Levator Scapulae
Entry term(s) Scapulae, Levator
Trapezius - Narrower
Concept UI M0580051
Preferred term Trapezius
Entry term(s) Muscle, Trapezius
Muscles, Trapezius
Trapezius Muscle
Trapezius Muscles
Rhomboid Minor - Narrower
Concept UI M0580054
Preferred term Rhomboid Minor
Entry term(s) Rhomboid Minors
Latissimus Dorsi - Narrower
Concept UI M0580052
Preferred term Latissimus Dorsi
Entry term(s) Dorsi, Latissimus
Dorsus, Latissimus
Latissimus Dorsus
Rhomboid Major - Narrower
Concept UI M0580053
Preferred term Rhomboid Major
Entry term(s) Rhomboid Majors



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