Panniculus adiposus

The panniculus adiposus is part of the subcutaneoustissue. It is a fatty layer deep to the skin. In certain animals, including humans, it is abundant and widely distributed, and contains fibrous bands connecting the overlying skin to deep fascia, as well as nerves, blood vesselsand lymphaticsto the skin. An animal with a well developed panniculus adiposus is difficult to skin. It serves as a substitute for a fur coat by adding an insulating layer in mammalswho are "furless", including cetaceans, pigs, humans.

References

McMinn, RMH (Ed) (1994) Last's Anatomy: Regional and applied (9th Ed). London: Churchill Livingstone. ISBN 0-443-04662X

See also:

panniculus carnosus

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