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Tissues > Muscles > Muscle, Striated > Muscle, Skeletal

Preferred term

Muscle, Skeletal  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Muscles, Voluntary
  • Muscle, Voluntary
  • Skeletal Muscle
  • Voluntary Muscle
  • Voluntary Muscles

Note

  • /growth: coordinate with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; /embryol: coordinate with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT if pertinent

Scope note

  • A subtype of striated muscle, attached by TENDONS to the SKELETON. Skeletal muscles are innervated and their movement can be consciously controlled. They are also called voluntary muscles.

History note

  • 95

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • juovainen lihaskudos
  • juovikas lihaskudos
  • luurankolihas
  • luustolihas
  • musculus skeleti
  • poikkijuovainen lihaskudos
  • Swedish

  • Fotsulemuskeln
  • Främre skenbensmuskeln
  • Gastrocnemius muskeln
  • Musculus plantaris
  • Musculus soleus
  • Musculus tibialis anterior
  • Skelettmuskler
  • Soleus muskeln
  • Yttre vadmuskeln

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018482

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