Muscles of Mastication Flashcards
What is an origin?
Attached to the least moveable structure
What is insertion?
Attached to the more moveable structure
What is action?
Movement accomplished by muscle contraction
How many muscles are involved in mastication?
4
What are the muscles involved in mastication?
Masseter, Temporalis, Medial Pterygoid, and Lateral Pterygoid
What nerve controls the muscles of mastication
V3
What does the nerve V3 used for in mastication?
Coordinat movement of teeth for mastication
What is mastication?
Where digestion starts
What is the process of mastication?
Ingestion of food and muscles coordinate to place food between opposing teeth
What is amylase?
An enzyme that starts digestion. (it breaks down the starches)
The muscle masseter is controlled by what nerve?
V3
What is the action of the masseter muscle?
Elevation of the mandible
How many parts are there to the masseter muscle?
2
What are the parts of the masseter muscle?
Superficial and Deep
The origin of the Superficial masseter is attached where?
Anterior 2/3; inferior zygoma
The origin of the deep masseter is attached where?
Posterior 1/3; medial of zygoma
The insterion of superficial masseter attaches where?
Lower 1/2 external surface of ramus, angle of mandible
The insertion of deep masseter attaches where?
Lower 1/2 of external ramus
Is the masseter a strong or weak muscle
Strong