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lateral pterygoid muscle

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Pharyngeal arch 1 muscle that participates in oral/pharyngeal behaviors, is innervated by the lateral pterygoid nerve branches, and attaches to the condylar process of the mandible and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) capsule, and the cranial base. [ MFMO:0000074 ]

Synonyms: musculus pterygoideus lateralis, lateral pteregoid muscle, lateral pteregoid, pterygoideus lateral, musculus pterygoides lateralis, pterygoideus externus, pterygoideus lateral muscle, pterygoideus externus muscle, musculus pterygoideus externus, m. pterygoideus lateralis, m. pterygoideus externus, external pterygoid muscle, lateral pterygoid

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UBPROP 0000001

Pharyngeal arch 1 muscle that participates in oral/pharyngeal behaviors, is innervated by the lateral pterygoid nerve branches, and attaches to the condylar process of the mandible and TMJ capsule, and the cranial base.[FEED]

UBPROP 0000014

only masticatory muscle that depresses mandible (opens jaw)

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Musculuspterygoideuslateralis.png

has broad synonym

pterygoid lateralis

id

UBERON:0006719

prefLabel

Lateral pterygoid

see also

https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/539