Preferred Label : masseter muscle;
Uberon 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.;
Uberon synonym : masseter;
Uberon Homology note : The division of the adductor mandibulae in the various lines of tetrapod evolution
correlates with divergences in their methods of feeding. (...) As the jaws become
stronger and their movements more complex in the line of evolution toward mammals,
the adductor complex becomes divided into several distinct muscles (temporalis, masseter,
pterygoideus, tensor tympani, tensor veli palati).[well established][VHOG];
Uberon Taxon note : 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];
Origin ID : 0001597;
UMLS CUI : C0024876;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Uberon cross reference
- attaches to
- has muscle insertion
- has muscle origin
- has part
- innervated by
- part of
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.
