``` Temporal fossa of skull coronoid process of mandible BA: elevates &retracts mandible UA: ipsilateral lateral deviation mandibular nerve (Trigeminal) ```

``` zygomatic arch lateral ramus & angle of mandible BA:elevates & protrudes mandible UA:ipsilateral lateral deviation mandibular nerve (Trigeminal) ```

Muscles of Mastication Flashcards by Kristen Hopkins

temporalis

Temporal fossa of skull
coronoid process of mandible
BA: elevates &amp;retracts mandible
UA: ipsilateral lateral deviation
mandibular nerve  (Trigeminal)

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medial pterygoid plate

lateral pterygoid plate (sphenoid) 
medial ramus of mandible
BA: elevates &amp; protrudes mandible
UA: contralateral lateral deviation
mandibular nerve  (Trigeminal)

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lateral pterygoid plate

lateral pterygoid plate (sphenoid)
neck of mandible & TMJ capsule & disc
BA:protrude mandible & intra articular disc
UA:contralateral lateral deviation
mandibular nerve (Trigeminal)

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masseter

zygomatic arch
lateral ramus &amp; angle of mandible
BA:elevates &amp; protrudes mandible
UA:ipsilateral lateral deviation
mandibular nerve  (Trigeminal)

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