Side Notes of Mastication Muscles Flashcards
1
Q
What Muscles of Mastication close the mouth?
A
Masseter, Temporalis and Medial Pterygoid Muscles
2
Q
What Muscle of Mastication will open the mouth, shift our jaw and protrude our jaw?
A
the Lateral Pterygoid Muscle
3
Q
What are the two muscles that form a sling?
A
the Masseter and Medial Pterygoid Muscle
4
Q
The Medial Pterygoid Muscle forms a sling with what other muscle of mastication?
A
the Masseter
5
Q
What are the 4 Muscles of Mastication?
A
Masseter, Temporalis, Medial Pterygoid and Lateral Pterygoid Muscles
