Term Name: cutaneous trunci muscle
Synonyms: cutaneous trunci
Definition: Lying just below the skin, cutaneus trunci is one of very few cutaneus muscles. It composes of a thin sheets of muscle that spred over the body in the superficial fasciae. Their role is to twich the skin to rid of pests etc. Cuteneus muscles are found in all domestic species.
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0011415]

Relationships
is a type of: cutaneous muscle