Preferred Label : platysma;
Uberon definition : The platysma is a pharyngeal arch 2 muscle and a superficial facial muscle that participates
in oral/pharyngeal behaviors and is innervated by the cervical branch of the facial
nerve. It attaches to the mandible and it attaches to the skin of the head, neck,
and thoracic region where it is found superficial to the clavicle. Burrows et al.
(2011) argue that in hylobatids (and, presumably, other primates) the platysma in
the region of the modiolus represents both the cervicale and myoides muscles.;
Uberon synonym : platysma muscle;
Uberon related term : neck platysma muscle;
Uberon narrow term : platysma cervicale; platysma myoides;
Uberon Homology note : One of these (facial muscles in mammals), the platysma, is an unspecialized muscle
derived from the hyoid arch.[well established][VHOG];
Origin ID : 0005467;
UMLS CUI : C1514163;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Uberon cross reference
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- has muscle insertion
- ventral to
The platysma is a pharyngeal arch 2 muscle and a superficial facial muscle that participates
in oral/pharyngeal behaviors and is innervated by the cervical branch of the facial
nerve. It attaches to the mandible and it attaches to the skin of the head, neck,
and thoracic region where it is found superficial to the clavicle. Burrows et al.
(2011) argue that in hylobatids (and, presumably, other primates) the platysma in
the region of the modiolus represents both the cervicale and myoides muscles.
