panniculus carnosus

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characteristic of muscle in mammals

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    In mammal: Muscles

    The panniculus carnosus is a sheath of dermal (skin) muscle, developed in many mammals, that allows the movement of the skin independent of the movement of deeper muscle masses. These movements function in such mundane activities as the twitching of the skin to foil insect pests…

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