Panniculus adiposus

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panniculus ad·i·po·sus

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(ăd'ə-pō'səs)
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The superficial fascia that contains a fatty deposit in its areolar substance.

Panniculus adiposus

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Fatty layer
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]

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.

Integumentary system (TA A16, TH H3.12, GA 10.1062)

Skin

Epidermis

Stratum corneum · Stratum lucidum · Stratum granulosum · Stratum spinosum · Stratum basale

Basement membrane zone

Basal keratinocyte · Lamina lucida · Lamina densa

Skin fields

Head	campus frontalis, campus parietalis, campus occipitalis, campus temroralis, campus facialis (campus orbitalis, campus nasalis, campus oralis, campus mentalis, campus infraorbitalis, campus buccalis, campus zygomaticus)

Neck	campus cervicalis anterior (campus submandibularis, campus caroticus, campus omotrachealis, campus submentalis), campus sternocleidomastoideus, campus cervicalis posterior (campus omoclavicularis), campus nuchalis

Chest	campus presternalis, campus clavipectoralis, campus pectoralis verus, campus mammarius, campus inframammarius, campus axillaris

Abdomen	campus hypochondriacus, campus epigastricus, campus abdominalis lateralis, campus umbilicalis, campus inguinalis, campus hypogastricus

Perineum	campus analis, campus urogenitalis

Subcutaneous tissue

Panniculus/Pannus (Panniculus adiposus · Panniculus carnosus) · Stratum membranosum · Loose connective tissue · Superficial fascia

Adnexa

M: INT, SF, LCT

anat/phys/devp

noco(i/b/d/q/u/r/p/m/k/v/f)/cong/tumr(n/e/d), sysi/epon

proc, drug (D2/3/4/5/8/11)

M: SKA

anat/phys/devp

noco/cong/tumr, sysi/epon

proc, drug(D10)

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