Pharyngeal arch 1 muscle that participates in oral/pharyngeal behaviors, is innervated by masseteric nerve branches of the trigeminal nerve (CN V), and attaches to mandible and zygomatic arch. [ MFMO:0000075 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icb/icr067 ]
Synonyms: masseter
Term information
- EHDAA2:0001067
- MFMO:0000075
- MA:0002343
- VHOG:0000823
- NCIT:C13074
- EFO:0001424
- EMAPA:25135
- EHDAA:10561
- Wikipedia:Masseter_muscle
- BTO:0001755
- SCTID:181738000
- FMA:48996
- MESH:D008406
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, feed_aligned, human_reference_atlas
Term relations
- trigeminal nerve muscle and attached to some zygomatic arch and attached to some lateral surface of mandible
- trigeminal nerve muscle
- masticatory muscle
- capable of part of some mastication
- has muscle insertion some mandible
- has muscle origin some maxilla
- part of some cheek
- innervated_by some masseteric nerve
- has muscle origin some zygomatic arch