Face Flashcards

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Temporalis

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Attachments:
- temporal fossa
- coronoid process and ramus of mandible 
Actions:
- elevates mandible 
- retracts mandible (horizontal fibres)
Innervation:
- mandibular nerve
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Masseter

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Attachments:
- zygomatic arch
- angle and ramus of mandible 
Actions:
- elevates mandible
Innervation:
- Mandibular nerve
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Lateral pterygoid

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Attachments:
- lateral pterygoid plate
- TMJ capsule and disc and condyloid process of mandible 
Actions:
- protract mandible
- depresses chin
- large lateral chewing movements
Innervation:
- mandibular nerve
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Medial pterygoid

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Attachments:
- lateral pterygoid plate
- medial surface of ramus of mandible
Actions:
- elevates mandible
- protracts mandible
- small lateral chewing movements (grinding)
Innervation:
- mandibular nerve
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