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 information
- NCIT:C32861
- EMAPA:25141
- FMA:49011
- MFMO:0000083
- SCTID:244771003
- Wikipedia:Medial_pterygoid_muscle
- BTO:0005226
- MA:0002361
pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas
pterygoidei internus
pterygoideus internus
medial pterygoid
internal pterygoid muscle
internal pterygoid