Masticator Muscles Flashcards

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Temporalis

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O: Temporal Fossa

I: Coranoid process, Ramus of Mandible

Inn: Mandibular Div. of Trigeminal N. (CV3)

BS: Temporal A. & Maxillary A.

A: Elevate, Retract Mandible

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Masseter

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O: Inferomedial Zygomatic arch

I: Lateral Ramus of Mandible, Coranoid Process

Inn: Mandibular Division of Trigeminal N. (V3)

BS: Maxillary A.

A: Elevate, Protract, Retract mandible

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Lateral Pterygoid

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O: Lateral Pterygoid Plate, Sphenoid Bone

I: Neck of Mandible, Joint Capsule

Inn: Mandibular Division of Trigeminal N. (V3)

BS: Maxillary A.

A: Protract mandible, grind molars

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Medial Pterygoid

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O: Middle and Lateral Pterygoid plate

I: Medial ramus of Mandible

Inn: Mandibular Division of Trigeminal N. (V3)

BS: Maxillary A.

A: Protract and Elevate Mandbile

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