Masticator Muscles Flashcards
Temporalis
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
Masseter
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
Lateral Pterygoid
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
Medial Pterygoid
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