Preferred Name |
masseter muscle |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001597 |
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depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Illu_head_neck_muscle.jpg |
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label |
masseter muscle |
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part_of | ||
prefixIRI |
UBERON:0001597 |
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prefLabel |
masseter muscle |
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RO_0002175 | ||
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UBPROP_0000008 |
The masseter is a jaw muscle of therapsids derived from the m. adductor mandibulae externus, which originates in the adductor chamber (in the temporal fenestra) and inserts on the coronoid process and internal surface of the lower jaw.[Palaeos] |
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