Combined Phenotype Ontology

Last uploaded: November 18, 2021
Preferred Name

lateral pterygoid nerve

Synonyms

nervus pterygoideus lateralis

branch of buccal nerve to lateral pterygoid

nerve to lateral pterygoid

external pterygoid nerve

Definitions

A nerve that innervates the lateral pterygoid muscle.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0013647

branching part of

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0013646

database_cross_reference

SCTID:48852002

Wikipedia:Lateral_pterygoid_nerve

FMA:53107

definition

A nerve that innervates the lateral pterygoid muscle.

has exact synonym

nervus pterygoideus lateralis

branch of buccal nerve to lateral pterygoid

nerve to lateral pterygoid

has related synonym

external pterygoid nerve

has_obo_namespace

uberon

id

UBERON:0013647

innervates

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006719

label

lateral pterygoid nerve

notation

UBERON:0013647

part_of

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0013646

prefixIRI

UBERON:0013647

prefLabel

lateral pterygoid nerve

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0013646

UBPROP_0000001

The nerve to the Pterygoideus externus frequently arises in conjunction with the buccinator nerve, but it may be given off separately from the anterior division of the mandibular nerve. It enters the deep surface of the muscle.

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001021

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0011779

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