lateral pterygoid muscle
1lateral pterygoid muscle — n PTERYGOID MUSCLE (a) …
2Lateral 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… …
3pterygoid 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… …
4pterygoid muscle — noun muscle descending from the sphenoid bone to the lower jaw • Hypernyms: ↑skeletal muscle, ↑striated muscle * * * noun : either of two muscles extending from the sphenoid bone to the lower jaw: a. : an external muscle that arises from the… …
5Lateral pterygoid nerve — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = n. pterygoideus externus n. pterygoideus lateralis GraySubject = 200 GrayPage = 895 Caption = Distribution of the maxillary and mandibular nerves, and the submaxillary ganglion. Caption2 = Innervates =… …
6inferior head of lateral pterygoid muscle — caput inferius musculi pterygoidei lateralis …
7lower head of lateral pterygoid muscle — caput inferius musculi pterygoidei lateralis …
8superior head of lateral pterygoid muscle — caput superius musculi pterygoidei lateralis …
9upper head of lateral pterygoid muscle — caput superius musculi pterygoidei lateralis …
10Medial pterygoid muscle — Medial pterygoid The Pterygoidei; the zygomatic arch and a portion of the ramus of the mandible have been removed. (Internus is visible at center bottom.) …