"Superficial Back Muscles" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D064171
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.633.567.175.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Superficial Back Muscles- Superficial Back Muscles
- Back Muscle, Superficial
- Back Muscles, Superficial
- Muscle, Superficial Back
- Muscles, Superficial Back
- Superficial Back Muscle
Trapezius- Trapezius
- Trapezius Muscle
- Muscle, Trapezius
- Muscles, Trapezius
- Trapezius Muscles
Latissimus Dorsi- Latissimus Dorsi
- Dorsi, Latissimus
- Dorsus, Latissimus
- Latissimus Dorsus
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Superficial Back Muscles" by people in Profiles.
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Latissimus dorsi flap with vascularized lymph node transfer for lymphedema treatment: Technique, outcomes, indications and review of literature. J Surg Oncol. 2017 Jan; 115(1):72-77.