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somatic muscle

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A muscle structure of invertebrates whose origin and insertion sites are in basal side of the epidermis or structures derived from it. The simplest somatic muscles consist of a single cell and associated extracellular structures. [ ]

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somatic muscle

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external definition

The muscle that is attached at either end to the cuticle[HAO].

has related synonym

skeletal muscle

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UBERON:0014895