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MeSH Heading: Quadriceps Muscle
Tree Number(s): A02.633.567.850
Unique ID: D052097
RDF Unique Identifier: http://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.
Entry Term(s): Quadriceps Femoris; Rectus Femoris; Vastus Intermedius; Vastus Lateralis; Vastus Medialis
Previous Indexing: Muscle, Skeletal (1995-2005); Muscles (1963-1994)
Public MeSH Note: 2006
History Note: 2006
Date Established: 2006/01/01
Date of Entry: 2005/06/30
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)

Quadriceps Muscle MeSH Descriptor Data 2024