innervated by attached to has muscle origin mylohyoid muscle mandible hyoid bone muscle of digastric group anterior digastric muscle FMA:46302 anterior belly of digastric venter posterior musculus digastrici anterior SCTID:141804004 digastricus anterior belly The anterior digastric is a pharyngeal arch I muscle that participates in oral/pharygeal behaviors and is innervated by the nerve to mylohyoid (a branch of the third division of the trigeminal nerve), is attached to the mandible and to the hyoid apparatus, and it is superficial to mylohyoid muscle. UBERON:0010943 anterior belly of digastric muscle digastric, anterior anterior digastric digastricus, venter rostralis anterior digastric muscle venter anterior (musculus digastricus) digastricus anterior mylohyoid nerve trigeminal nerve muscle