Muscles of Mastication

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Temporalis muscle Action and Attachment

Action: elevates + retracts the mandible, closes jaw

Attachment: lateral cranium, coronoid process of the mandible

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Masseter

Action: elevates and protracts the mandible, closes the jaw

Attachment: zygomatic arch, corner (gonial angle) of the mandible

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Medial and lateral pterygoids

Action: lateral excursion, elevates and protracts the mandible

Attachment: sphenoid bone, medial mandible

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Muscles of the tongue- genioglossus


Action: protracts the tongue by pushing it out from the back

Attachment: mandible, posterior tongue

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