| Term: | adductor mandibulae tendon |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | adductor mandibulae |
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| Synonyms: | dorsal adductor mandibulae |
| Definition: | Is a mandibular muscle that forms along the palatoquadrates and inserts on Meckel's cartilages and functions in jaw closing. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0007049] |
| Name: | tendon |
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| Definition: | Dense regular connective tissue that connects muscle to bone. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005647] |