Muscles Of Mastication Flashcards
1
Q
What the muscles of mastication?
A
- Masseter
- Temporlias
- Medial Pterygoid
- Lateral Pterygoid
2
Q
What is the innveration nerve for the muscles?
A
CN 5 Trigeminal nerve
3
Q
What is the blood supply for the muscles?
A
Maxillary artery
4
Q
Which the most powerful muscle?
A
Masseter
5
Q
The origin of a muscle is?
A
The muscle end atttached to the least movable structure
6
Q
Which of the following muscles will retrude the mandible?
A
Temporlias
7
Q
Which muscle, when contracting, moves the mandible to the right?
A
Left lateral Pterygoid
8
Q
Which muscle, when contracting, moves the mandible to the left?
A
Right lateral pterygoid
9
Q
The masseter muscle elevates the mandible. Which other muscles are involved in elevaPng the mandible?
A
Temporlias and Medial Pterygoid
