skeletal musculature of head
Any collection of skeletal muscles that is part of a head [Automatically generated definition]. [ ]
Term info
skeletal musculature of head
- head musculature
- muscle group of head
- muscles of head
- musculi capitis
- set of muscles of head
non_informative
This class is restricted to skeletal muscles that attach to the cranial skeleton. This seems to be consistent with FMA and EMAPA usage. Note that by definition this excludes invertebrate head musculature. It corresponds to the individual muscle organ term UBERON:0002376
uberon
UBERON:0004461
https://github.com/obophenotype/mouse-anatomy-ontology/issues/4, https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/1405
Term relations
- craniocervical region musculature
- part of some head
- develops_from some head mesenchyme
- part of some axial musculature
- attaches_to some skull