Anterior digastric muscle

System Muscular
SNOMED CT 141804004

Anterior digastric muscle

Definition

The anterior digastric is a pharyngeal arch I muscle that participates in oral/pharygeal behaviors and is innervated by the nerve to mylohyoid (a branch of the third division of the trigeminal nerve), is attached to the mandible and to the hyoid apparatus, and it is superficial to mylohyoid muscle.

Also known as anterior belly of digastric, anterior belly of digastric muscle, anterior digastric, anterior digastric muscle, digastric, anterior, digastricus anterior, digastricus anterior belly, digastricus, venter rostralis, venter anterior (musculus digastricus), venter posterior musculus digastrici anterior — per UBERON

The Anterior digastric muscle is a part of the Muscular.

Also identified as