**Insertion: angle of [[Skull and Facial Muscles - Anatomy & Physiology#Mandible (mandibula)|mandible]]
**Insertion: angle of [[Skull and Facial Muscles - Anatomy & Physiology#Mandible (mandibula)|mandible]]
**Two bellies:
**Two bellies:
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***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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***Caudal half from the second visceral arch innervated by facial nerve ([[Cranial Nerves - Anatomy & Physiology|CN VII]])
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***Cranial half from the first visceral arch innervated by the mandibular branch of the trigeminal ([[Nervous System - CNS - Anatomy & Physiology#Innervation - Cranial Nerves|CN V3]])
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***Cranial half from the first visceral arch innervated by the mandibular branch of the trigeminal ([[Cranial Nerves - Anatomy & Physiology|CN V3]])
===Jaw Closing Muscles===
===Jaw Closing Muscles===
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All jaw closing muscles are derived from the first visceral arch and are innervated by the mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve ([[Nervous System - CNS - Anatomy & Physiology#Innervation - Cranial Nerves|CN V3]])
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All jaw closing muscles are derived from the first visceral arch and are innervated by the mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve ([[Cranial Nerves - Anatomy & Physiology|CN V3]])