See Also: musculus pterygoideus externus(medicine)
musculus pterygoideus internus(medicine)
musculus pterygoideus medialis(medicine)
musculus pterygoideus lateralis(medicine)
musculus obturator externus(medicine)
musculus thyroarytenoideus externus(medicine)
musculus vastus externus(medicine)
musculus rectus externus(medicine)
musculus sphincter ani externus(medicine)
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musculus pterygoideus externus (medicine)


musculus pterygoideus externus -->
lateral pterygoid
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, inferior head from lateral lamina of pterygoid process; superior head from infratemporal crest and adjacent greater wing of the sphenoid; insertion, into pterygoid pit of mandible and articular disk; action, brings jaw forward, opens jaw; nerve supply, nerve to lateral pterygoid from mandibular division of trigeminal.

Synonym: musculus pterygoideus lateralis, external pterygoid muscle, musculus pterygoideus externus.