Panniculus adiposus | |
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Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | panniculus adiposus |
TA98 | A16.0.03.002 |
TA2 | 7084 |
TH | H3.12.00.2.00002 |
FMA | 82501 |
Anatomical terminology |
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. Some examples include the fascia of Camper and the superficial cervical fascia.[2]
A group of disorders of inflammation of this layer is called panniculitis.