Facial Muscles
"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Facial Muscles" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Hutto JR, Vattoth S. A practical review of the muscles of facial mimicry with special emphasis on the superficial musculoaponeurotic system. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2015 Jan; 204(1):W19-26.