| Name: | hyoid muscle |
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| Synonyms: | hyoid muscles |
| Definition: | Muscles that insert into skeletal elements of pharyngeal arch 2 (hyoid arch). Dorsal hyoid muscles are innervated by small, posterior branches of the facial nerve VII. Ventral hyoid muscles are innervated by the hyoides ramus of VII. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000521] |
| Name: | mesenchyme |
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| Synonyms: | |
| Definition: | A mesh-like cell arrangement, less compact than an epithelium. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000393] |