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digastric muscle group

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A group of muscles (or in some classifications, muscle bellies) that are located under the jaw and attach to the base of the cranium and typically attaches to the hyoid apparatus via a common tendon. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]

Term info

Label

digastric muscle group

Synonyms
  • digastric
  • musculus digastricus
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim

curator notes

this class refers to the mereological sum of digastric muscles in an organism (typically two).

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Digastricus.png

external definition

The digastric muscle (also digastricus) (named digastric as it has two bellies) is a small muscle located under the jaw. It lies below the body of the mandible, and extends, in a curved form, from the mastoid process to the symphysis menti. It belongs to the suprahyoid muscles group. A broad aponeurotic layer is given off from the tendon of the digastricus on either side, to be attached to body and greater cornu of the hyoid bone; this is termed the suprahyoid aponeurosis. Wikipedia:Digastric_muscle].

has related synonym

digastric muscle, digastric, musculus digastricus, digastricus

id

UBERON:0001562

taxon notes

In most mammals there is a common tendon between the ant. and post. muscles, which also makes a connection to the hyoid apparatus, and then the other attachment is to the base of the cranium