The posterior digastric is a pharyngeal arch II muscle that participates in oral pharyngeal behavior, is innervated by the digastric branch of facial nerve and attaches to the posterior cranial base and the hyoid apparatus. It is found superficial to the mylohyoid muscle. [ MFMO:0000060 ]
Synonyms: posterior digastric muscle venter posterior musculus digastrici digastricus posterior belly digastricus, venter caudalis posterior belly of digastric m. digastricus posterior digastric, posterior posterior belly of digastric muscle digastricus posterior
Term information
- MFMO:0000060
- SCTID:141905002
- FMA:46303
- EMAPA:37406 (MA:th)
human_reference_atlas
The posterior digastric is a pharyngeal arch II muscle that participates in oral pharyngeal behavior, is innervated by the digastric branchi of facial nerve and attaches to the posterior cranial base.[FEED]
Term relations
- facial muscle
- muscle of digastric group
- has muscle origin some temporal bone
- innervated_by some digastric branch of facial nerve
- develops from some pharyngeal arch 2