Panniculus adiposus
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| Fatty layer | |
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| Latin | panniculus adiposus |
| Code | TH H3.12.00.2.00002 |
The panniculus adiposus is the fatty layer of the subcutaneous tissues, superficial to a deeper vestigial layer of muscle, the panniculus carnosus.[1]
It includes structures that are considered fascia by some sources but not by others.
An example is the Fascia of Camper.
Another example is the superficial cervical fascia.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ McGrath, J.A.; Eady, R.A.; Pope, F.M. (2004). Rook's Textbook of Dermatology (Seventh Edition). Blackwell Publishing. Page 3.1. ISBN 978-0-632-06429-8.
- ^ Bailey, Byron J.; Johnson, Jonas T.; D. Newlands, Shawn; Calhoun, Karen S.; W Deskin, Ronald (2006). Head neck surgery--otolaryngology. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams Wilkins. pp. 666. ISBN 0-7817-5561-1.
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