Anatomy

Muscles

Contractile tissue that produces movement in animals.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Contractile tissue that produces movement in animals.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Muscle Tissue
  • Muscle
  • Muscle Tissues
  • Tissue, Muscle
  • Tissues, Muscle

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Aspects Covered

23 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; MUSCLE, STRIATED and MUSCLE, SMOOTH and specifics are available; /innerv: consider also NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION & MUSCLE DENERVATION; /surg: consider also SURGICAL FLAPS; /embryol: coordinate with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT if pertinent; inflammation = MYOSITIS

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History Note

/transplantation was MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION 1963-65

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Tree Numbers

  1. A02w.633w
  2. A10w.690w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Muscles. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009132. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009132
  2. Muscles. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle
  3. Muscles. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7365