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Preferred Name

Corrugator Supercilii Muscle
Synonyms

CORRUGATOR SUPERCILII MUSCLE

Corrugator Supercilii Muscle
Definitions

One of two small facial muscles that are located behind the occipitofrontalis and orbicularis oculis muscles, with which they blend, and allow movement of the eyebrows. They originate in the medial superciliary arch and insert into the skin above the middle of the supraorbital margins. They are innervated by the temporal branch of the facial nerve and supplied by branches from the superficial temporal and ophthalmic arteries.
ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C163511
ALT_DEFINITION

A muscle of the face, in general extending from the medial superciliary arch to the skin above the middle of the supraorbital margins; primary function is to move the eyebrows.
code

C163511
Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74456
Contributing_Source

CDISC
DEFINITION

One of two small facial muscles that are located behind the occipitofrontalis and orbicularis oculis muscles, with which they blend, and allow movement of the eyebrows. They originate in the medial superciliary arch and insert into the skin above the middle of the supraorbital margins. They are innervated by the temporal branch of the facial nerve and supplied by branches from the superficial temporal and ophthalmic arteries.
FULL_SYN

CORRUGATOR SUPERCILII MUSCLE

Corrugator Supercilii Muscle
label

Corrugator Supercilii Muscle
Preferred_Name

Corrugator Supercilii Muscle
prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C163511
Semantic_Type

Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component
UMLS_CUI

C0224127
subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13073
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