Home Forum Dictionary Articles Tutorials Books Directory Share your work


Edit page | Page history | Printable version

Dictionary » M » Muscles of mastication

Muscles of mastication

muscles of mastication

muscles derived from the first (mandibular) arch used in chewing; all receive innervation from the motor root of the trigeminal nerve via its mandibular division.

See: masseter muscle, temporalis muscle, lateral pterygoid muscle, medial pterygoid muscle.


Please contribute to this project, if you have more information about this term feel free to edit this page



Results from our forum


Dental anatomy

... the stages of the chewing cycle with reference to the activity of the muscles of mastication. 10marks 2) provide the names and locations of the ligaments associated with the ...

See entire post
by bio2
Sat Aug 02, 2008 9:51 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Dental anatomy
Replies: 0
Views: 783


This page was last modified 21:16, 3 October 2005. This page has been accessed 908 times. 
What links here | Related changes | Permanent link