Preferred Label : adductor mandibulae;
Uberon definition : An adductor muscle that acts on the jaw. In some species, this is subdivided into
segments based on attachment.;
Uberon synonym : dorsal adductor mandibulae; m. adductor mandibulae;
Uberon related term : levator mandibulae; adductor mandibulae complex;
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 : In teleosts, the complex is composed of several derived muscles that attach to different
parts of the highly kinetic skull.;
Origin ID : 0011683;
attaches to
- develops into
- has part
An adductor muscle that acts on the jaw. In some species, this is subdivided into
segments based on attachment.
