| Descriptor English: | Neck Muscles | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Músculos del Cuello
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Músculos do Pescoço | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Muscles du cou | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Muscle, Neck Muscles, Neck Neck Muscle |
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| Tree number(s): |
A02.633.567.650 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009334 | ||||||
| Scope note: | The neck muscles consist of the platysma, splenius cervicis, sternocleidomastoid(eus), longus colli, the anterior, medius, and posterior scalenes, digastric(us), stylohyoid(eus), mylohyoid(eus), geniohyoid(eus), sternohyoid(eus), omohyoid(eus), sternothyroid(eus), and thyrohyoid(eus). |
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| Annotation: | restrict to muscles of the neck as specified by MeSH definition: do not use for or include muscles of organs located in the neck, as the larynx (LARYNGEAL MUSCLES) or pharynx (PHARYNGEAL MUSCLES); /growth: coord with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; /embryol: coord with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT if pertinent |
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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: |
Muscles (1966-1978) Neck (1966-1978) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 91; was see under MUSCLES 1979-90 |
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| History Note: | 91(79); was see under MUSCLES 1979-90 |
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| DeCS ID: | 9525 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D009334 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WE 708 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1991/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1978/05/19 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2008/07/08 |
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Neck Muscles
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| Concept UI |
M0014542 |
| Scope note | The neck muscles consist of the platysma, splenius cervicis, sternocleidomastoid(eus), longus colli, the anterior, medius, and posterior scalenes, digastric(us), stylohyoid(eus), mylohyoid(eus), geniohyoid(eus), sternohyoid(eus), omohyoid(eus), sternothyroid(eus), and thyrohyoid(eus). |
| Preferred term | Neck Muscles |
| Entry term(s) |
Muscle, Neck Muscles, Neck Neck Muscle |
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