"Facial Muscles" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Muscles of facial expression or mimetic muscles that include the numerous muscles supplied by the facial nerve that are attached to and move the skin of the face. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D005152
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.633.567.400 A14.363
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| Concept/Terms |
Facial Muscles- Facial Muscles
- Facial Muscle
- Muscle, Facial
- Muscles, Facial
Mimetic Muscles- Mimetic Muscles
- Mimetic Muscle
- Muscle, Mimetic
- Muscles, Mimetic
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