Movement of mandible and tongue

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What depresses the mandible?

Lateral/external pterygoid, anterior digastric belly, mylohyoid, geniohyoid, platysma

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What elevates the mandible?

Masseter, temporalis, medial/internal pterygoid

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What moves the mandible side to side?

Masseter, temporalis, medial/internal pterygoid, lateral/external pterygooid

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What protrudes the mandible?

lateral/external pterygoid

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What retracts the mandible?

masseter and temporalis

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What elevates the tongue tip?

Superior longitudinal muscle

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What depresses the tongue tip?

Inferior longitudinal muscle

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What deviates the tongue tip?

Left and right superior/inferior longitudinal muscles respectivity

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What muscles are involved in protruding the tongue?

Genioglossus, superior and inferior longitudinal together, and vertical

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What muscles are involved in retracting the tongue?

Genioglossus, styloglossus, superior and inferior longitudinal together

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What muscles are involved in elevating the posterior tongue?

Palatoglossus and transverse

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What muscles are involved in depressing the tongue body?

Genioglossus, hyoglossus, and chondroglossus