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Lecture 21: MM that move the mandible ACTIONS Flashcards

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What are the actions of the masseter?

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Elevates the mandible, slight protraction

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What are the actions of Temporalis?

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Elevates and retracts mandible
Assists in side to side movement of the mandible (same side)
Pulls coronoid slightly lateral
assisting with ipsilateral spin of condylar process

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What are the actions of Medial Pterygoid?

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Elevates and protracts mandible
Moves mandible to opposite side
Origin anterior to insertion thus pulls mandible into protraction

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What are the actions of Lateral Pterygoid?

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Depresses and protracts mandible
Moves mandible to opposite side

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