Mastication Flashcards

Question	Answer	Article
Name the jaw opening muscle and its innervations	Digastricus Facial Nerve (CN VII) Manidbular branch of Trigeminal nerve (CN V3)	Link to Article
Name the jaw closing muscles	Masseter Temporalis Lateral and Medial Pterygoids	Link to Article
What is the innervation of the jaw closing muscles?	Mandibular branch of the Trigeminal nerve (CN V3)	Link to Article
What are the functions of the lateral pterygoid?	Protrudes the jaw One-sided contraction to close jaw	Link to Article
What is the function of the medial pterygoid?	One-sided contraction to close jaw	Link to Article
What are the functions of the temporalis muscle?	Pulls mandible dorsally	Link to Article
What is the function of the masseter muscle?	Uni- and bi-lateral contractions to close jaw Prodrudes jaw	Link to Article
What processes form the temperomandibular joint?	Condylar Process of Mandible Mandibular Fossa of the Zygomatic Process of Skull	Link to Article