panniculus carnosus


panniculus

 [pah-nik´u-lus] (L.) a layer of membrane.panniculus adipo´sus the subcutaneous fat; a layer of fat underlying the corium.panniculus carno´sus a muscular layer in the superficial fascia, well developed in certain animals; represented in humans mainly by the platysma.

pan·nic·u·lus car·no·'sus

the skeletal muscle layer in the superficial fascia represented in humans by the platysma muscle; it is much more extensive in lower mammals.

panniculus carnosus

The thin layer of muscle tissue in the superficial fascia of mammals. See: platysma myoidesSee also: panniculus