cutaneous trunci muscle

Term ID

UBERON:0011415

Synonyms

• cutaneous trunci

Definition

Lying just below the skin, cutaneus trunci is one of very few cutaneus muscles. It composes of a thin sheets of muscle that spred over the body in the superficial fasciae. Their role is to twich the skin to rid of pests etc. Cuteneus muscles are found in all domestic species.

References

• MA:0002285
• NCIT:C52901

Ontology

Uberon Ontology