loading...| Preferred Name |
masseter muscle |
| Synonyms |
masseter musculus masseter |
| Definitions |
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. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001597 |
| attached to | |
| capable of part of | |
| database_cross_reference |
VHOG:0000823 EMAPA:25135 SCTID:181738000 FMA:48996 MFMO:0000075 NCIT:C13074 Wikipedia:Masseter_muscle UMLS:C0024876 EHDAA2:0001067 MESH:D008406 BTO:0001755 EFO:0001424 MA:0002343 EHDAA:10561 |
| definition |
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. |
| depicted by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Illu_head_neck_muscle.jpg |
| has exact synonym |
masseter |
| has muscle insertion | |
| has muscle origin | |
| has related synonym |
musculus masseter |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| homology_notes |
The division of the adductor mandibulae in the various lines of tetrapod evolution correlates with divergences in their methods of feeding. (...) As the jaws become stronger and their movements more complex in the line of evolution toward mammals, the adductor complex becomes divided into several distinct muscles (temporalis, masseter, pterygoideus, tensor tympani, tensor veli palati).[well established][VHOG] |
| id |
UBERON:0001597 |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#feed_aligned http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
| innervated_by | |
| label |
masseter muscle |
| notation |
UBERON:0001597 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
masseter muscle |
| present_in_taxon | |
| see also | |
| taxon_notes |
The masseter is a jaw muscle of therapsids derived from the m. adductor mandibulae externus, which originates in the adductor chamber (in the temporal fenestra) and inserts on the coronoid process and internal surface of the lower jaw.[Palaeos] The division of the adductor mandibulae in the various lines of tetrapod evolution correlates with divergences in their methods of feeding. (...) As the jaws become stronger and their movements more complex in the line of evolution toward mammals, the adductor complex becomes divided into several distinct muscles (temporalis, masseter, pterygoideus, tensor tympani, tensor veli palati) |
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