medial pterygoid muscle
The medial pterygoid is a pharyngeal arch 1 muscle that participates in oral/pharyngeal behaviors and is innervated by the nerve to the medial pterygoid and attaches to the cranial base and the medial side of the mandibular angle. [ MFMO:0000083 ]
Synonyms: pterygoideus medialis, musculus pterygoideus medialis, pterygoid medialis, musculus pterygoideus internus, pterygoideus medial
Term info
- MA:0002361
- Wikipedia:Medial_pterygoid_muscle
- FMA:49011
- MFMO:0000083
- BTO:0005226
- EMAPA:25141
- UMLS:C1512882 (ncithesaurus:Internal_Pterygoid_Muscle)
- SCTID:244771003
- NCIT:C32861
pheno_slim
The medial pterygoid is a pharyngeal arch 1 muscle that participates in oral/pharyngeal behaviors and is innervated by the nerve to the medial pterygoid and attaches to the cranial base and the medial side of the mandibular angle.[FEED]
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Musculuspterygoideusmedialis.png
pterygoidei internus, pterygoideus internus, medial pterygoid, internal pterygoid muscle, internal pterygoid
uberon
UBERON:0006718
Medial pterygoid