pterygoid muscle medial

pterygoid muscle medial
musculus pterygoideus medialis.

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  • pterygoid muscle — n either of two muscles extending from the sphenoid bone to the lower jaw: a) a muscle that arises from the greater wing of the sphenoid bone and from the outer surface of the lateral pterygoid plate, is inserted into the condyle of the mandible… …   Medical dictionary

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  • Lateral pterygoid muscle — Infobox Muscle Name = PAGENAME Latin = m. pterygoideus lateralis, m. pterygoideus externus GraySubject = 109 GrayPage = 386 | Caption = The Pterygoidei; the zygomatic arch and a portion of the ramus of the mandible have been removed. (Labeled as… …   Wikipedia

  • Medial pterygoid — can refer to: Medial pterygoid muscle Medial pterygoid plate This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the l …   Wikipedia

  • Pterygoid muscles — can refer to: * Lateral pterygoid muscle * Medial pterygoid muscle …   Wikipedia

  • pterygoid plate — n either of two vertical plates making up a pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone: a) a broad thin plate that forms the lateral part of the pterygoid process and gives attachment to the lateral pterygoid muscle on its lateral surface and to the… …   Medical dictionary

  • Medial rectus muscle — Medial rectus Rectus muscles: 2 = superior, 3 = inferior, 4 = medial, 5 = lateral Oblique muscles: 6 = superior, 8 = inferior Other muscle: 9 = levator palpebrae superioris O …   Wikipedia

  • pterygoid nerve — n either of two branches of the mandibular nerve: a) one that is distributed to the lateral pterygoid muscle called also lateral pterygoid nerve b) one that is distributed to the medial pterygoid muscle, tensor tympani, and tensor veli palatini… …   Medical dictionary

  • Pterygoid — (from the Greek for winglike ) can refer to: * Pterygoid processes of the sphenoid bone ** The Lateral pterygoid plate by it * a muscle such as Lateral pterygoid muscle or Medial pterygoid muscle * a branch of the Mandibular nerve …   Wikipedia

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