Any collection of skeletal muscles that is part of a head [Automatically generated definition]. [ OBOL:automatic ]
Synonyms: head musculature muscle group of head musculi capitis muscles of head set of muscles of head
Term information
- FMA:71287
- EMAPA:18171
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This class is restricted to skeletal muscles that attach to the cranial skeleton. This seems to be consistent with FMA and EMAPA usage. Note that by definition this excludes invertebrate head musculature. It corresponds to the individual muscle organ term UBERON:0002376
Term relations
- craniocervical region musculature
- musculature
- part of some head
- part of some axial musculature
- develops from some head mesenchyme
- attached to some skull