masticatory muscle

masticatory muscle

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003681

In humans: Muscles arising in the zygomatic arch that close the jaw. Their nerve supply is masseteric from the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve. (From Stedman, 25th ed). [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscles_of_mastication MESH:A02.633.567.600 ]

Synonyms: muscle of mastication

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database cross reference

GAID:145
NCIT:C33147
MA:0003115
SCTID:244769003
Wikipedia:Muscles_of_mastication
UMLS:C0024890 (ncithesaurus:Muscle_of_the_Mastication)
FMA:74060
MESH:D008410

Subsets

pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas

latin term

musculi masticatorii [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscles_of_mastication ]

curator note

we use this specifically for a jaw muscle that is innervates by the mandibular nerve.

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Gray781.png

development notes

originate from the somitomeres. These muscles develop late and are not complete even at birth. Tongue muscles develop before masticatory muscles and complete by birth

has related synonym

jaw muscle

musculi masticatorii

has obo namespace

uberon

UBERON:0003681

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606

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