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MeSH Heading: Hamstring Muscles
Tree Number(s): A02.633.567.450; A10.690.552.500.250
Unique ID: D000070633
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000070633
Scope Note: A group of muscles in the posterior THIGH area that are involved in connecting the KNEE JOINT and the PELVIS.
Entry Term(s): Biceps Femoris; Semimembranosus; Semitendinosus
Previous Indexing: Muscle, Skeletal (1965-2016)
Public MeSH Note: 2017
History Note: 2017
Date Introduced: 2017/01/01
Last Updated: 2017/01/01

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)

Hamstring Muscles MeSH Descriptor Data 2026