| Descriptor English: | Hamstring Muscles | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Músculos Isquiosurales                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Músculos Isquiossurais | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Muscles de la loge postérieure de la cuisse | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Biceps Femoris Hamstring Muscle Muscle, Hamstring Muscles, Hamstring Semimembranosus Semitendinosus  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        A02.633.567.450 A10.690.552.500.250  | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000070633 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A group of muscles in the posterior THIGH area that are involved in connecting the KNEE JOINT and the PELVIS. | 
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| 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  | 
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| Previous Indexing: | 
                                                Muscle, Skeletal (1965-2016) | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 2017 | 
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| History Note: | 2017 | 
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| DeCS ID: | 56253 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D000070633 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 2017/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 2016/07/05 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2016/01/20 | 
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ANATOMY
Tissues [A10]Tissues 
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                        Hamstring Muscles                                            
                                        - Preferred                                        
                                                                
                                
                        
                        
                        
                                                                    
                        Biceps Femoris                                            
                                        - Narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                                                                    
                        Semimembranosus                                            
                                        - Narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                                                                    
                        Semitendinosus                                            
                                        - Narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                        
                        
                    
                    
                
                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M000611429 | 
                                
| Scope note | A group of muscles in the posterior THIGH area that are involved in connecting the KNEE JOINT and the PELVIS. | 
| Preferred term | Hamstring Muscles | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Hamstring Muscle                                                 Muscle, Hamstring Muscles, Hamstring  | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M000611432 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Biceps Femoris | 
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M000611431 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Semimembranosus | 
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M000611430 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Semitendinosus | 
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