Muscles mastication Flashcards
1
Q
Name 5 Mandible movements
A
Depression
Elevation
Protrusion
Retraction
Lateral movement
2
Q
what nerve supplies muscles mastication
A
Trigeimanal nerve - V3( mandiblular branch)
3
Q
What is the main muscle for opening the mouth
A
Lateral pterygoid
4
Q
Name muscles mastication
A
Masseter
Temporalis
Pterygoids-lateral and medial
5
Q
Masseter origin and insertion
A
Zygomatic process -> mandible-angle and ramus
6
Q
Temporalis origin and insertion
A
Temporal fossa- >Coronoid
7
Q
Pterygoid ( lateral ) origin and insertion
A
Pterygoid plate sphenoid –>condyle mandible
8
Q
Pterygoid ( medial ) origina dn insertion
A
Pterygoid plate sphenoid-> medial angle mandible
