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Complete description of muscles of mastication, also known as muscles acting on TMJ or mandible.

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MUSILE OF MASTICATION/
MUSCLE ACTING ON
MANDIBLED TMJ)




Reference : Mccre's
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Anatomy




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Sachin Shah
UIST Medical Collegee
Nepal

, MUSCLES OF MASTICATION

the muscles responsible for movements of the mandible
These primary
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are

(jaw) during chewing
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All arises From the 1st Pharyngeal arch and are
supplied by the

of the (v3 : motor root)
mandibular division trigeminal nerve
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4 muscles : -




i) Temporalis
ii Masseter

iii) Medial Dterygoid
iv Lateral Pterygoid

i) Temporalis
muscle
Triangular/Fan shaped
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it is

attachment : -Broad end attachment as triangular muscles
Origin/Proximal
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Floor of temparal Fossa

surface
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Deep of temporal Fascia




Insertion / Distal attachment -
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Narrow attachment to tip and medial surface of coronoid

and anterior border of ramus of mandible
process

· Nerve supply :-
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Deep temporal nerves [Branch of anterior trunk of mandibular

Nervel CN v3) =



Action :
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Elevates mandible , closing jaws
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posterior , more horizental libers are


10 retractors of mandible .
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