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posterior belly of digastric muscle

pos·te·ri·or bel·ly of di·gas·tric mus·cle

[TA]
portion of digastric muscle posterior to the intermediate tendon, attaching to the digastric groove of the temporal bone and innervated by the facial nerve (CN VII).
Synonym(s): venter posterior musculi digastrici [TA]
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