masseter muscle

Term ID

UBERON:0001597

Synonyms

• musculus masseter

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. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icb/icr067

References

• BTO:0001755
• EFO:0001424
• EHDAA2:0001067
• EHDAA:10561
• EMAPA:25135
• MA:0002343
• MESH:D008406
• MFMO:0000075
• Masseter:muscle
• NCIT:C13074
• UMLS:C0024876
• VHOG:0000823
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0024876
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/181738000

Ontology

Uberon Ontology