Muscles of Mastication Origin Insertion Action Masseter Temporalis Medial Pterygoids Lateral Pterygoids
Muscles of Mastication Origin Insertion Action Masseter Temporalis Medial Pterygoids Lateral Pterygoids
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![Muscles of Mastication
Origin
Insertion
Action
Masseter
Temporalis
Medial Pterygoids
Lateral Pterygoids
Temporalis
Lateral
pterygold
Orbicularis
Medial
Masseter
pterygoid
Buccinator
Masseter
pulled away
(a) Muscles of mastication, superficial
(b) Muscles of mastication, deep](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Facbac188-0a6e-48bf-800c-0877095ece45%2F5442add9-0537-43db-baea-7dfbf25e0f35%2F72jtath_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Muscles of Mastication
Origin
Insertion
Action
Masseter
Temporalis
Medial Pterygoids
Lateral Pterygoids
Temporalis
Lateral
pterygold
Orbicularis
Medial
Masseter
pterygoid
Buccinator
Masseter
pulled away
(a) Muscles of mastication, superficial
(b) Muscles of mastication, deep
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Introduction
In anatomic chewing is called mastication. Muscles involved in the mastication of food must be able to exert enough pressure to bite through food.
The muscle that helps in mastications are:
- masseter muscle
- temporalis muscle
- medial pterygoid muscle
- lateral pterygoid muscle
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