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posterior digastric muscle
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The posterior digastric is a pharyngeal arch II muscle that participates in oral pharyngeal behavior, is innervated by the digastric branch of facial nerve and attaches to the posterior cranial base and the hyoid apparatus. It is found superficial to the mylohyoid muscle. [ ]
Term info
Label
posterior digastric muscle
Synonyms
- digastric, posterior
- digastricus posterior
- digastricus posterior belly
- digastricus, venter caudalis
- m. digastricus posterior
- posterior belly of digastric
- posterior belly of digastric muscle
- posterior digastric muscle
- venter posterior musculus digastrici
external definition
The posterior digastric is a pharyngeal arch II muscle that participates in oral pharyngeal behavior, is innervated by the digastric branchi of facial nerve and attaches to the posterior cranial base.[FEED]
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uberon
has related synonym
posterior digastric
id
UBERON:0010944
taxon notes
in orangutans, this muscle attaches to the mandible rather than the hyoid
Term relations
Subclass of:
- facial muscle
- muscle of digastric group
- innervated_by some digastric branch of facial nerve
- has_muscle_origin some temporal bone
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