medial pterygoid muscle

Term ID

UBERON:0006718

Synonyms

• internal pterygoid
• internal pterygoid muscle
• medial pterygoid
• musculus pterygoideus internus
• musculus pterygoideus medialis
• pterygoid medialis
• pterygoidei internus
• pterygoideus internus
• pterygoideus medial
• pterygoideus medialis

Definition

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.

References

• BTO:0005226
• EMAPA:25141
• MA:0002361
• MFMO:0000083
• NCIT:C32861
• UMLS:C1512882
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medial_pterygoid_muscle
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C1512882
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/244771003

Ontology

Uberon Ontology