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MUSCLES OF MASTICATION

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What are the Mandibular Elevator muscles?   1)Temporalis 2)Masseter 3)Medial (internal) pterygoid  
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What are the Mandibular Depressors?   MeG's lap: 1)Mylohyoid 2)Geniohyoid 3)Lateral (external) pterygoid 4)Anterior Belly of Digastric5)Posterior belly of digastric  
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O:lower border of mandible I:lesser horn of hyoid   Anterior Belly of Digastric  
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C:inferior and posterior F:depresses mandible   Anterior Belly of Digastric  
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O:mastoid process of temporal bone I:meets anterior belly at intermediate tendon   Posterior belly of digastric  
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C:inferior and anteriorF:depresses mandible   Posterior belly of digastric  
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Muscular floor of mouth   Mylohyoid  
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O:inner surface on mandible near mental symphysis to last molarI:meets fibers from other side; posterior fibers insert directly into hyoid I:meets fibers from other side; posterior fibers insert directly into hyoid   Mylohyoid  
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C:inferior and mediallyF:minimal help in lowering jaw   Mylohyoid  
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O:lower part of mental symphysis I:body of hyoid   Geniohyoid  
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C:posterior and inferior F:depresses mandible   Geniohyoid  
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O:greater wing of sphenoid and lateral pterygoid plateI:condyle of mandible   Lateral (external) pterygoid  
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C:horizontally and posteriorly F:protrudes mandible by sliding condyle down and forward   Lateral (external) pterygoid  
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used to produce /a/ & stops   Lateral (external) pterygoid  
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very powerful muscle that elevates the mandible   Masseter  
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O:zygomatic arch I:angle, ramus and coronoid process   Masseter  
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C:inferior and posterior F:elevates jaw   Masseter  
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O:entire temporal bone I:anterior border of ramus and along coronoid process   Temporalis  
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C:fibers converge as they travel inferiorly under the zygomatic arch F:elevates and retracts mandible   Temporalis  
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O:between lateral and medial pterygoid plates of the sphenoid I:medial surface of ramus and angle of mandible   Medial (internal) pterygoid  
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C:inferior, posterior and laterally F:forms a sling with masseter to elevate mandible   Medial (internal) pterygoid  
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