Superficial muscles are close to the surface of the skin. Muscles which lie closer to bone or internal organs are called deep muscles.
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Update Date:
September 16, 2008
Daniel B. Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.