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Muscles of Mastication & Neck Flashcards

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Muscles of Mastication

Masster

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Origin: zygomatic arch

Insertion: mandibular angle of the mandible and mandibular ramus of the mandible

Action: elevates mandible

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Muscles of Mastication

Temporalis

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Origin: Temporal fossa of the temporal bone

Insertion: Coronoid Process of the mandible

Action: Elevates Mandible, and retracts mandible

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Mastication

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Chewing

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Muscles of the Neck

Sternocleidomastoid

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Origin: Manubrium, medial clavicle

Insertion: mastoid process of the temporal bone

Action: flexes and rotates the head

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Masseter

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Temporalis

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Sternocleidomastoid

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