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Infratemporal Fosa and Trigeminal Nerve Flashcards

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What is the only muscle that helps depresses the mandible?

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Gravity depresses mandible, but Lateral pterygoid m. protracts jaw in order to allow this to happen (Medial pterygoid, masseter, and temporalis all elevate the mandible.)

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What muscle allows for retrusion of mandible?

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Lateral fibers of temporalis muscle

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