Muscles of Mastication

This is the retractor of Protruded Mandible

• Masseter

• Anterior fibres of Temporalis

• Posterior fibres of Temporalis

• Lateral Pterygoid

Infratemporal surface and crest of Greater wing of sphenoid gives origin to the following muscle

• masseter

• Temoralis

• Lateral pterygoid

• Medial pterygoid

superficial head of Medial pterygoid originates from

• Lateral surface of lateral pterygoid plate

• Medial surface of lateral pterygoid plate

• Maxillary tuberosity

• Infratemporal crest

The only muscle depresses the mandible is

• Masseter

• Temporalis

• Lateral pterygoid

• Medial pterygoid

Muscle attached to the coronoid process is

• Masseter

• Temporalis

• Lateral pterygoid

• Medial pterygoid

Lateral Pterygoid is inserted into the

• coronoid process of mandible

• Articular disc of mandible

• Pterygoid fovea

• Articular disc and pterygoid fovea

Muscle gets inserted into the medial surface of angle of mandible

• Lateral pterygoid

• Medial pterygoid

• Masseter

• Temporalis

Name the muscle attached to the red shaded area.

• Masseter

• Temporalis

• Lateral Pterygoid

• Medial pterygoid

Name the muscle attached to the orange shaded area.

• Temporalis

• Masseter

• Lateral pterygoid

• Medial pterygoid

Name the blue shaded area and name the muscle attached to that area

• Pterygoid plate, Medial pterygoid

• Pterygoid fovea, Lateral pterygoid

• Pterygoid plate, Lateral pterygoid

• Pterygoid fovea, Medial pterygoid