Term: interhyoideus determination of muscle attachment site
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Name: interhyoideus
Synonyms: interhyal, ventral interhyoidei, ventral interhyoideus
Definition: Is a ventral paired hyoid muscle that has attachment sites on the basihyal and the posterior end of the ceratohyals and functions in jaw opening.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0007051]
Name: determination of muscle attachment site
Synonyms:
Definition: The process that mediates the transfer of information from the cells of a muscle to those of its intended target, thereby identifying the target site.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0016204]    QuickGO    AmiGO