loading...| Preferred Name | risorius muscle | |
| Synonyms |
risorius musculus risorius |
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| Definitions |
Facial muscle that attaches to the fascia of the masseter muscle and the facia of the skin in the region of the corner (angle) of the mouth. Even in species in which this muscle is present, it is highly variable. A true risorius muscle may only be present in Hominins (humans and great apes). See Diogo 2008; Diogo et al., 2009; Burrows et al.., 2011., also DuBrul, 1980. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0008598 |
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| altLabel |
risorius musculus risorius |
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| ccf_is_provisional |
false |
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| ccf_part_of | ||
| ccf_pref_label |
risorius muscle |
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| definition |
Facial muscle that attaches to the fascia of the masseter muscle and the facia of the skin in the region of the corner (angle) of the mouth. Even in species in which this muscle is present, it is highly variable. A true risorius muscle may only be present in Hominins (humans and great apes). See Diogo 2008; Diogo et al., 2009; Burrows et al.., 2011., also DuBrul, 1980. |
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| depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Musculusrisorius.png |
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| has exact synonym |
risorius musculus risorius |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| id |
UBERON:0008598 |
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| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
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| label |
risorius muscle |
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| notation |
UBERON:0008598 |
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| prefLabel |
risorius muscle |
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| present in taxon | ||
| xRef |
SCTID:244755003 MFMO:0000141 Wikipedia:Risorius FMA:46838 |
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| subClassOf |