OBO ID: ZFA:0000521 |
Term Name: | hyoid muscle | Search Ontology: | |
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Definition: | Muscles that insert into skeletal elements of pharyngeal arch 2 (hyoid arch). Dorsal hyoid muscles are innervated by small, posterior branches of the facial nerve VII. Ventral hyoid muscles are innervated by the hyoides ramus of VII. (1) | ||
Appears at: | Unknown | ||
Evident until: | Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult) | ||
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Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology |