Lecture 21 Flashcards
What are the 4 mandibular depressors?
1) anterior belly of digastric
2) mylohyoid
3) geniohyoid
4) lateral pterygoid
What does a mandibular depressor muscle do?
Lower the jaw
Of the anterior belly of digastric, mylohyoid, and geniohyoid, the __________ is the most superficial and _______, and the __________ is the deepest and most __________.
Anterior belly of digastric; inferior; geniohyoid; superior
The lateral pterygoid is also called the ________ __________
External pterygoid
What is the origin(s) of the lateral pterygoid?
2 heads:
1) superior head - lateral part of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone
2) inferior head - lateral surface of the lateral pterygoid plate
What is the insertion of the lateral pterygoid?
Condyle process
What is the function of the lateral pterygoid?
Depresses and protrudes the jaw
What are the 3 mandibular elevators?
1) masseter
2) temporalis
3) medial pterygoid
Which is the most superficial mandibular elevator?
Masseter
The masseter is the _______, most _______ muscle of ____________.
Largest; powerful; mastication
What are the 2 layers of the masseter?
1) external
2) internal
What is the origin of the masseter?
Zygomatic arch
What is the insertion of the masseter?
Angle of the mandible, ramus
What are the 2 functions of the masseter?
1) help to place maximum force on the molars - chewing
2) contraction elevates/closes the mandible
What muscle is deep to the masseter?
Temporalis muscle
The temporalis muscle is ____ and ___-shaped
Thin; fan shaped
What are the attachments of the temporalis?
Arises from the temporal and parietal bones and inserts at the Coronoid process and ramus
What is the function of the temporalis muscle?
Elevate and draw back the mandible
Is the temporalis more important for chewing or speech?
Chewing
What is another name for the medial pterygoid muscle?
Internal pterygoid
What are the attatchments of the medial pterygoid muscle?
1) medial surface of the lateral pterygoid plate
2) medial surface of the angel of the mandible
What is the function of the medial pterygoid?
jaw elevator for speech
Why isn’t the medial pterygoid a good muscle for mastication?
It’s unilateral contraction cant create rotary motion used for chewing and grinding
Which mandibular elevator is most important for speech?
Medial pterygoid muscle