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Muscles of mastication

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Betts, J Gordon; Desaix, Peter; Johnson, Eddie; Johnson, Jody E; Korol, Oksana; Kruse, Dean; Poe, Brandon; Wise, James; Womble, Mark D; Young, Kelly A (June 28, 2023).
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While these four muscles are the primary participants in mastication, other muscles help with the process, such as those of the tongue and the cheeks.
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Depresses?, protracts, laterally moves mandible (opens mouth?; pushes lower jaw out/forward; moves lower jaw side to side)
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Elevates, protracts, laterally moves mandible (closes mouth; pushes lower jaw out/forward; moves lower jaw side-to-side)
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Each of these primary muscles of mastication is paired, with each side of the mandible possessing one of the four.
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The mandible is the only bone that moves during mastication and other activities, such as talking.
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is considered a part of the temporalis by some sources, and a distinct muscle by others)
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Elevates and retracts mandible (closes mouth; pulls lower jaw in/backward)
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Embryologically, the muscles of mastication are all derived from the first
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Index


Nerve
Mandibular nerve
Latin
MeSH
D008410
TA98
A04.1.04.001
TA2
2104
FMA
74060
Anatomical terms of muscle
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mandible
geniohyoid
mylohyoid
digastric
lateral pterygoid
masseter
temporalis
sphenomandibularis
medial pterygoid
lateral pterygoid
mandible
temporal bone
temporomandibular joint
facial muscles
facial nerve
CN VII

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