Skin muscle

Japanese: skin muscle(英語表記)skinmuscle
Skin muscle

…Therefore, striated muscles are also called skeletal muscles. However, some striated muscles have one end attached to the skin, and are called skin muscles. Skin muscles are generally developed in lower mammals, but in humans, the facial muscles are skin muscles, and therefore their contraction moves the facial skin to create facial expressions. …

*Some terminology that mentions "skin muscle" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…したがって横紋筋のことを骨格筋skelet muscleともいう。しかし横紋筋のなかには,一端が皮膚に付着しているものがあり,これを皮筋skin muscleという。皮筋は一般に下等哺乳類で発達しているが,ヒトでも顔の表情筋は皮筋で,したがってその収縮によって顔面の皮膚が動いて表情をつくる。…

※「skin muscle」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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