MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Masticatory Muscles
Tree Number(s): A02.633.567.600; A14.530
Unique ID: D008410
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008410
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; /‌growth: coordinate with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; /‌embryol: coordinate with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT if pertinent
Scope Note: Muscles arising in the zygomatic arch that close the jaw. Their nerve supply is masseteric from the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2008/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Masticatory Muscles MeSH Descriptor Data 2024