DH 105 HEAD AND NECK EXAM 3 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026-2027
List 4 pairs of muscles of mastication - CORRECT ANSWER -- masseter
- temporalis
- medial pterygoid
- lateral pterygoid
Origin/ insertion of masseter - CORRECT ANSWER -
Origin of superficial head: anterior 2/3 of inferior border of zygomatic arch
Insertion of superficial head: angle of mandible
Origin of deep head: post 1/3 of inferior border and medial surface of zygomatic arch
Insertion of deep head: ramus of mandible
Origin/ insertion of temporalis - CORRECT ANSWER -
Origin: temporal fossa bound at infratemporal line
Insertion: coronoid process
Origin/ insertion of medial pterygoid - CORRECT ANSWER -
Origin: pterygoid fossa of sphenoid bone
Insertion: medial, surface of angle of mandible
Origin/ insertion of lateral pterygoid - CORRECT ANSWER -
Origin of superior head: greater wing of sphenoid bone
Insertion: pterygoid fovea of mandible
Origin of inferior head: lateral pterygoid plate of sphenoid bone
Insertion of inferior head: pterygoid fovea of mandible
, Describe the primary actions of the muscles of mastication - CORRECT ANSWER -
X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2
- closing jaws
X2 X 2
-moving mandible X 2
-shifting mandible X 2
-protrusion
-retraction
Which muscle of mastication does NOT elevated the mandible? - CORRECT ANSWER -
X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2
Lateral pterygoid
X2 X 2
What is the blood supply to muscles of mastication? - CORRECT ANSWER -maxillary artery
X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2
List the following about the mylohyoid muscle
X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X2
Origin
Insertion
Action - CORRECT ANSWER - X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2
Origin: mylohyoid line + mylohyoid ridge Insertion: body of hyoid
X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X2 X 2 X2 X 2
Action: jaw opening + swallowing, elevates tongue
X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2
All but one of the infrahyoid muscles depresses the hyoid, name it - CORRECT ANSWER -
X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2
Sternothyroid; depresses thyroid/ larynx
X2 X 2 X 2 X 2
The X 2
muscle has two bellies which attach to an intermediate tendon
X
2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2
- CORRECT ANSWER -Digastric
X2 X 2 X 2
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026-2027
List 4 pairs of muscles of mastication - CORRECT ANSWER -- masseter
- temporalis
- medial pterygoid
- lateral pterygoid
Origin/ insertion of masseter - CORRECT ANSWER -
Origin of superficial head: anterior 2/3 of inferior border of zygomatic arch
Insertion of superficial head: angle of mandible
Origin of deep head: post 1/3 of inferior border and medial surface of zygomatic arch
Insertion of deep head: ramus of mandible
Origin/ insertion of temporalis - CORRECT ANSWER -
Origin: temporal fossa bound at infratemporal line
Insertion: coronoid process
Origin/ insertion of medial pterygoid - CORRECT ANSWER -
Origin: pterygoid fossa of sphenoid bone
Insertion: medial, surface of angle of mandible
Origin/ insertion of lateral pterygoid - CORRECT ANSWER -
Origin of superior head: greater wing of sphenoid bone
Insertion: pterygoid fovea of mandible
Origin of inferior head: lateral pterygoid plate of sphenoid bone
Insertion of inferior head: pterygoid fovea of mandible
, Describe the primary actions of the muscles of mastication - CORRECT ANSWER -
X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2
- closing jaws
X2 X 2
-moving mandible X 2
-shifting mandible X 2
-protrusion
-retraction
Which muscle of mastication does NOT elevated the mandible? - CORRECT ANSWER -
X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2
Lateral pterygoid
X2 X 2
What is the blood supply to muscles of mastication? - CORRECT ANSWER -maxillary artery
X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2
List the following about the mylohyoid muscle
X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X2
Origin
Insertion
Action - CORRECT ANSWER - X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2
Origin: mylohyoid line + mylohyoid ridge Insertion: body of hyoid
X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X2 X 2 X2 X 2
Action: jaw opening + swallowing, elevates tongue
X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2
All but one of the infrahyoid muscles depresses the hyoid, name it - CORRECT ANSWER -
X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2
Sternothyroid; depresses thyroid/ larynx
X2 X 2 X 2 X 2
The X 2
muscle has two bellies which attach to an intermediate tendon
X
2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2
- CORRECT ANSWER -Digastric
X2 X 2 X 2