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MeSH Heading: Superficial Back Muscles
Tree Number(s): A02.633.567.175.875
Unique ID: D064171
RDF Unique Identifier: http://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.
Entry Term(s): Latissimus Dorsi; Levator Scapulae; Rhomboid Major; Rhomboid Minor; Trapezius; Trapezius Muscle
Previous Indexing: Muscle, Skeletal (1972-2013)
Public MeSH Note: 2014
History Note: 2014
Date Established: 2014/01/01
Date of Entry: 2013/07/08
Revision Date: 1955/01/01

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)

Superficial Back Muscles MeSH Descriptor Data 2025