| Term: | protractor hyoidei tendon |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | protractor hyoidei |
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| Synonyms: | protractor hyoideus, protractors hyoidei |
| Definition: | Muscle located on ventral side of the head, linking the ventral hyoid arch to the dentary. Innervated by ramus mandibularis V and ramus hyoides VII. Formed by the intermandibularis posterior and ventral interhyoideus. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000612] |
| Name: | tendon |
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| Definition: | Dense regular connective tissue that connects muscle to bone. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005647] |