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hyoid muscle

Term ID
ZFA:0000521
Synonyms
  • hyoid muscles
Definition
Muscles that insert into skeletal elements of pharyngeal arch 2 (hyoid arch). Dorsal hyoid muscles are innervated by small, posterior branches of the facial nerve VII. Ventral hyoid muscles are innervated by the hyoides ramus of VII. (1)
Appears at
Unknown
Evident until
Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
References
  • TAO:0000521
Ontology
Anatomy Ontology
Relationships
Expression
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Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes
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