Vertebrate Trait Ontology (VT)
OWL
Last submission date February 12, 2025
ID http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VT_0004235
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VT_0004235
https://agroportal.lirmm.fr/ontologies/VT/VT_0004235
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Preferred name

masseter muscle morphology trait

Definitions
Any measurable or observable characteristic related to the shape, structure, color, or pattern of the masticatory muscle of the posterior cheek with origin from the inferior border and medial surface of the zygomatic arch, with insertion into the lateral surface of the ramus of the mandible, with nerve supply from the masseteric nerve, and whose action closes the jaw during chewing.
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