name	medial_pterygoid_muscle
namespace	http://cytomer.bioinf.med.uni-goettingen.de#
parent	 masticatory_muscle 
nameEnglishSynonym []	internal pterygoid muscle
nameMedicineSynonym []	
nameGermanSynonym []	Kaumuskel
label [en]	medial pterygoid muscle
ACC []	cy0000938
comment [en]	A muscle that arises from the inner surface of the lateral pterygoid plate and from the palatine and maxillary bones, is inserted into the ramus and the gonial angle, cooperates with the masseter and temporalis in elevating the lower jaw, and controls certain lateral and rotary movements of the jaw
speciesNo []	86
comment [de]	Innervation: Nervus pterygoideus; Ursprung: Flügelgaumengrube; Funktion: Heben des Unterkiefers (Kieferschluss)
label [med]	Musculus pterygoideus medialis (internus)
annotationRemark []	
label [de]	innerer Flügelmuskel
organNo []	20407
attachedToOrigin	pterygoid_fossa
attachedToApproach	mandibular_angle