Bioscience 5 muscles Flashcards
Temporalis proximal attachment
Floor of temporal fossa - up to inferior temporal line
Temporalis distal attachment
coronoid process of mandible
Temporalis action
elevate and retract mandible
Temporalis nerve supply
Mandibular division of trigemenal nerve
Masseter proximal attachment
Zygomatic bone and Zygomatic arch
Masseter distal attachment
Angle of mandible and lateral side of ramus of mandible
Masseter action
Elevates mandible and assists protrusion
Masseter nerve supply
Mandibular division of trigemenal nerve
Lateral Pterygoid proximal attachment
greater wing of sphenoid and lateral surface of lateral pterygoid plate
Lateral Pterygoid distal attachment
Neck of mandible and disc
Medial Pterygoid proximal attachment
Medial surface of lateral pterygoid plate, palatine and maxilla
Medial Pterygoid distal attachment
medial surface of ramus of mandible
Medial Pterygoid action
Bilateral: Elevates and assist in protrusion. Unilateral: Producing grinding movements
Sternocleidomastoid inferior attachment
Manubrium of sternum and medial 1/3 of clavicle
Sternocleidomastoid superior attachment
Mastoid process of temporal bone