Muscles of mastication Flashcards
1
Q
temporalis o/i
A
O–Temporal fossa
I:anterior mandibular ramus and coronoid process
2
Q
temporalis movement
A
elevates and retracts mandible
involved in excursion
3
Q
Masseter o/i
A
o: zygomatic arch
i: lateral side of mandibular ramus
4
Q
masseter movement
A
elevates and PRotracts mandible m
invovlved in exrusion
5
Q
lateral pterygoid o/i
A
O: lateral side of lateral pterygoid plate and greater wing of sphenoid
I: Condylar process of mandible and articular disk
6
Q
lateral pterygoid movement
A
depresses and protracts mandible
involved in excursion
7
Q
medial pterygoid o/i
A
o: medial side of lateral peterygoid plate and tuberoisity of maxialla
I: medial surface of mandible
8
Q
medial pterygoid movement
A
ELEVATES and protracts mandible
involved in excursion
