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*Digastricus muscle
 
*Digastricus muscle
**Origin: paracondylar process of occipital bone
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**Origin: paracondylar process of [[Skull and Facial Muscles - Anatomy & Physiology#Occipital Bone (os occipitale)|occipital bone]]
**Insertion: angle of mandible
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**Insertion: angle of [[Skull and Facial Muscles - Anatomy & Physiology#Mandible (mandibula)|mandible]]
 
**Two bellies:  
 
**Two bellies:  
 
***Caudal half from the second visceral arch innervated by facial nerve ([[Nervous System - CNS - Anatomy & Physiology#Innervation - Cranial Nerves|CN VII]])
 
***Caudal half from the second visceral arch innervated by facial nerve ([[Nervous System - CNS - Anatomy & Physiology#Innervation - Cranial Nerves|CN VII]])
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*Masseter muscle
 
*Masseter muscle
**Origin: maxilliary region of skull and zygomatic arch
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**Origin: [[Skull and Facial Muscles - Anatomy & Physiology#Maxilla|maxilliary]] region of skull and zygomatic arch
**Insertion: wide area on caudal side of mandible
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**Insertion: wide area on caudal side of [[Skull and Facial Muscles - Anatomy & Physiology#Mandible (mandibula)|mandible]]
 
**Several divisions
 
**Several divisions
 
**Unilateral and bilateral contraction
 
**Unilateral and bilateral contraction
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*Lateral Pterygoid muscle
 
*Lateral Pterygoid muscle
**Origin: pterygopalatine region of skull
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**Origin: [[Skull and Facial Muscles - Anatomy & Physiology#Pterygoid Bone (os pterygoideum)|pterygopalatine]] region of skull
**Insertion: lateral aspect of mandible
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**Insertion: lateral aspect of [[Skull and Facial Muscles - Anatomy & Physiology#Mandible (mandibula)|mandible]]
 
**Also protrudes jaw (one-sided contraction)
 
**Also protrudes jaw (one-sided contraction)
    
*Medial Pterygoid muscle
 
*Medial Pterygoid muscle
**Origin: pterygopalatine region of skull
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**Origin: [[Skull and Facial Muscles - Anatomy & Physiology#Pterygoid Bone (os pterygoideum)|pterygopalatine]] region of skull
**Insertion: medial aspect of mandible
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**Insertion: medial aspect of [[Skull and Facial Muscles - Anatomy & Physiology#Mandible (mandibula)|mandible]]
 
**One-sided contraction to close jaw
 
**One-sided contraction to close jaw
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**Origin: lateral surface of cranium
 
**Origin: lateral surface of cranium
 
**Insertion: coronoid process
 
**Insertion: coronoid process
**Pulls mandible dorsally
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**Pulls [[Skull and Facial Muscles - Anatomy & Physiology#Mandible (mandibula)|mandible]] dorsally
 
**Also pulls mandible rostrally (overbite) and caudally (underbite)  
 
**Also pulls mandible rostrally (overbite) and caudally (underbite)  
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'''Temperomandibular Joint'''
 
'''Temperomandibular Joint'''
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*Articulation between the condylar process of the mandible and the mandibular process of the skull
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*Articulation between the condylar process of the [[Skull and Facial Muscles - Anatomy & Physiology#Mandible (mandibula)|mandible]] and the mandibular process of the skull
    
*Compartmentalised joint for rotational movement and lateral slide (grinding)
 
*Compartmentalised joint for rotational movement and lateral slide (grinding)
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'''Mandibular Symphasis'''
 
'''Mandibular Symphasis'''
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*Rostral end of mandible
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*Rostral end of [[Skull and Facial Muscles - Anatomy & Physiology#Mandible (mandibula)|mandible]]
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*Fibrous joint bewteen the left and right halves of the mandible
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*Fibrous joint bewteen the left and right halves of the [[Skull and Facial Muscles - Anatomy & Physiology#Mandible (mandibula)|mandible]]
    
*Only in dogs and ruminants
 
*Only in dogs and ruminants
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*Precise occlusion
 
*Precise occlusion
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*Mandibular bones can move apart independently by rotation
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*[[Skull and Facial Muscles - Anatomy & Physiology#Mandible (mandibula)|Mandibular]] bones can move apart independently by rotation
    
*Stops jaw breakages (Canid)
 
*Stops jaw breakages (Canid)
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