epihyoidean - CISMeF

Preferred Label : epihyoidean;

Uberon Homology note : The depressor mandibulae of tetrapods, which opens the jaws, is the homologue of the levator operculi and epihyoidean. In mammals, the depressor mandibulae evolves into the stapedius (...).[well established][VHOG];

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Origin ID

0011650;

develops from
- pharyngeal arch 2 [UBERON concept]

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