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MUSCLE FACE [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Muscles and Tendons
CONT

The human face possesses around 30 muscles on each side, depending on how they are counted. The facial muscles are striated muscles that link the facial skin to the skull bone to perform important daily life functions, such as mastication and emotion expression.

OBS

facial muscle: The English and Latin designations are found in the plural (facial muscles, musculi faciales) in the Terminologia Anatomica.

Key term(s)
  • facial muscles
  • musculi faciales

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Muscles et tendons
OBS

muscle facial : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

La désignation latine se trouve au pluriel (musculi faciales) dans la Terminologia Anatomica.

Key term(s)
  • musculi faciales

Spanish

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