tmj & muscles of mastication Flashcards
muscles of mastication
- temporalis
- masseter
- medial pterygoid
- lateral pterygoid
temporalis muscle
masseter muscle
medial pterygoid muscle
lateral pterygoid muscle
accessory muscles of mastication
- digastric
- mylohyoid
- geniohyoid
digastric muscle (location and role)
- stabilizes the hyoid during swallowing (protects the airway while eating)
- depress the mandible
mylohyoid muscle (location and role)
- elevate hyoid bone, oral cavity, and tongue
- depress the mandible
geniohyoid muscle (location and role)
- pull hyoid bone and larynx up and forward during swallowing
- depress the mandible
mastication neurovasulature (arteries)
- medial and lateral pterygoid arteries
- masseteric artery
- anterior and posterior deep temporal arteries
mastication neurovasulature (veins)
- pterygoid plexus of veins
- maxillary vein
- superficial temporal vein
- retromandibular vein
which main nerve innervates the mastication muscles
mandibular nerve (CN V3)
what is the clinical significance of the pterygoid plexus of veins
- communication with the cavernous sinus, the inferior ophthalmic vein, and the facial vein
- potential to spread infection through the venous system into the cranial cavity
branches of the mandibular division of the trigenminal nerve
anterior:
- buccal nerve
- masseteric nerve
- deep temporal nerves
- nerve to lateral pterygoid muscle
posterior:
- auriculotemporal nerve
- lingual nerve
- inferior alveolar nerve → nerve to mylohyoid muscle → muscular branch to anterior belly of digastric muscle
temporalis muscle nerve innervation
deep temporal branches of the mandibular nerve
masseter muscle nerve innervation
masseteric nerve branch of the mandibular nerve