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Neck Muscles MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Neck Muscles
Tree Number(s)
A02.633.567.650
Unique ID
D009334
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009334
Annotation
restrict to muscles of the neck as specified by MeSH definition: do not use for or include muscles of organs located in the neck, as the larynx (LARYNGEAL MUSCLES) or pharynx (PHARYNGEAL MUSCLES); /‌growth: coord with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; /‌embryol: coord with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT if pertinent
Scope Note
The neck muscles consist of the platysma, splenius cervicis, sternocleidomastoid(eus), longus colli, the anterior, medius, and posterior scalenes, digastric(us), stylohyoid(eus), mylohyoid(eus), geniohyoid(eus), sternohyoid(eus), omohyoid(eus), sternothyroid(eus), and thyrohyoid(eus).
NLM Classification #
WE 708
Previous Indexing
Muscles (1966-1978)
Neck (1966-1978)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under MUSCLES 1979-90
History Note
91(79); was see under MUSCLES 1979-90
Date Introduced
1991/01/01
Last Updated
2008/07/08
Neck Muscles Preferred
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