medial pterygoid muscle (English, noun)
expansion: medial pterygoid muscle (plural medial pterygoid muscles)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: medial pterygoid muscles
tags: plural
form: medial pterygoid
tags: alternative
form: internal pterygoid muscle
tags: alternative